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COVID-19: It’s definitely not the flu
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There are still no cases of influenza identified in the whole of Alberta this season. By Dec. 7, in the 2017/2018 season, Alberta had 2,637 lab confirmed cases with 531 people in hospital and six dead. It is important to note that the hospitalized cases for influenza are reported as an accumulating total from ... Read More »
1 responseWomen’s shelter hosting online vigil for Montreal Massacre
By MO CRANKER on December 5th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is remembering the Ecole Polytechnique massacre this weekend and is inviting the community to join. The shelter usually holds a large gathering at the college that features multiple speakers and a moment of silence for the 14 victims of the shooting. Due to the pandemic, the vigil will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pathology tests take different lengths, depending where they’re sent
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade While pathology tests processed in Medicine Hat are being handled in a timely manner, those sent to Calgary are taking longer than usual. Dr. William Taylor, a local dermatologist, says his tests go to Calgary and it has been taking up to two months for results. It has recently come down to about one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weddingstar making sure vulnerable have masks
By MO CRANKER on December 5th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The folks at Weddingstar are doing what they can to help during the pandemic. The businesses is making its way to different organizations around the city to make large mask donations, totalling more than 4,000 given away. “With the mask mandate here we wanted to use our large stock of masks to give back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital lab will only test hospital patients
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services has issued a request for proposals to transition its laboratory collection services to private contractors and there are also implications for Medicine Hat’s hospital. The transition applies across the province and not only for community collections sites. On-site hospital testing at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital will only be for hospital patients, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yard waste collection yields 600-tonne increase over 2019
By Medicine Hat News on December 4th, 2020
Another year of yard care is in the books, or rather in the bin, according to city solid waste department, which recorded a marked increase in tonnage from yard cart collection in 2020. A jump of more than 600 tonnes from last year is attributed to an increasing number of yard carts, more major yard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor backs bylaw he voted against, while reiterating his opinion on the issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A mandatory mask bylaw is officially in place in Medicine Hat, but the debate appears to be continuing on. The 90-day measure was approved by a 6-3 council vote at a special meeting Wednesday. Fines of up to $50 can be levied on those who do not wear a face mask in publicly accessible ... Read More »
3 responsesAurora says total shutdown temporary
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Moves to suspend activity at the Aurora Sun greenhouse in Medicine Hat follow nearly a year of official signals from the company that it will hold off commissioning the facility until demand for cannabis grows substantially. At the same time, local officials categorized a full pullback this month as temporary based on their own ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID patients in South Zone hospitals remains at manageable level
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals in the south zone has dropped slightly this week. On Wednesday Linda Iwasiw, acting chief for the south zone, told the News there had been 16 patients with COVID in south zone hospitals that morning. A spokesperson for Alberta Health Services says the number was 14 on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s college campus stop comes off transit schedule until March
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city has suspended transit service onto the Medicine Hat College campus until March. The bus used to head north on Southridge Drive, cross over the Trans-Canada Highway, continue on College Avenue and turn left toward a stop on campus. That bus no longer makes that turn but instead continues down College Avenue before ... Read More »
1 responseCapital Power going forward with yet another major solar play in SE Alberta
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Capital Power will proceed with another major solar panel farm in southeast Alberta, the company announced Thursday, days after it received regulatory approval and signed a sales contract for a separate solar project. The Edmonton-based power generation company completed Whitla Wind farm in late 2019, and has since announced two expansions. Now, it will ... Read More »
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