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Labour advocates urge voters to put workers at forefront when at polls
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 4th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Local labour advocates are calling on Hatters to support workers and public services in the pandemic recovery when they go to the polls this fall. “Without workers, there is no recovery – that must be our message, on Labour Day and beyond,” reads a statement from the Medicine Hat District Labour Council in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City avoids mask convo with provincial mandate
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Masks are again mandatory in public buildings and businesses across Alberta. That is in hopes of curbing rapidly rising COVID infections, but it will also short circuit a planned debate in Medicine Hat city council about instituting local measures. The News was first to report Friday morning that a potential return of a local ... Read More »
1 responseHospital outbreaks update and surgery shutdowns
By JAMES TUBB on September 4th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Regional hospital still has a COVID-19 outbreak. There were conflicting reports Thursday night when Alberta Health Services south zone tweeted that an outbreak at the Medicine Hat Regional hospital had been declared over. At the same time, an outbreak was listed on the AHS website dated Sept. 2. Gwen Wirth, director ... Read More »
1 responseEveryone’s favourite band teacher takes step back
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 4th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com A local band director is stepping down from his stand after spending more than 50 years leading and caring for countless musicians of all ages. Bill Wahl, born in Barrhead in 1947, is a fourth generation band conductor. He grew up playing the double bell euphonium, a family instrument made in the late 1800s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers at local retirement residence ink new contract after efficient talks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Workers at a long-term care home in Medicine Hat have a new contract that boosts wages and benefits after a quick round of bargaining in August, according to the union representing staff at the Revera Meadowlands Retirement Residence. The United Food and Commercial Workers, No. 401, says that after four days of talks its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask mandates starting to be discussed all over
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 3rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat is not the only municipality considering a return to local requirements for masking to stop a steep rise in coronavirus cases. Local officials will discuss the matter at their next meeting on Tuesday. In Lethbridge, the mayor is proposing the city require masks to be worn in all city owned-facilities until December ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council will discuss mask mandate
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 3rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will discuss whether to bring in a local mask bylaw to help address extremely high COVID cases and a rate of new infections that isn’t slowing down. Mayor Ted Clugston told the News on Thursday he has heard “enough” support for a formal debate among council members, but says he ... Read More »
1 responseBurst water pipe leads to long lost ring found
By Mo Cranker Special To the News on September 3rd, 2021
For Rob and Shannon Pape, the last thing they needed to deal with was a burst water pipe in their new home. Once they started poking around the broken pipe, the two ended up making quite the discovery. This story begins last year when the Pape family were looking to relocate from the Southwest Hill, ... Read More »
2 responsesSenate candidate hopes to serve Albertans by building bridges
By JAMES TUBB on September 3rd, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Edmonton physician Sunil Sookram vows to work alongside those in power to get agenda items brought to bear if selected as one of Alberta’s choices for Senate representatives. “I’m a bridge builder. I have spent most of my life collaborating and working with various teams to make it happen,” Sookram said. If selected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local federal election ballot finalized
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Ballots in Medicine Hat will have six names in the coming Sept. 20 federal election. An official list published on Wednesday by Elections Canada shows the Green Party and New Democratic Party of Canada have nominated candidates to contest the election in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. They join previously announced candidates in filing official paperwork by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ER doc pleads for vaccinations
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The intensive care unit in Medicine Hat is operating over capacity with COVID patients taking up all beds, the head of emergency medicine told the News on Wednesday. Dr. Paul Parks told the News that Medicine Hat Regional Hospital has 10 physical ICU beds, but currently only staffing resources for seven. This week it ... Read More »
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