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Recovery centre wait times vary
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 13th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Someone wanting to detox at the Medicine Hat Recovery Centre will wait about 10 days, and to get into the residential treatment program can take six to eight weeks, says Alberta Health Services. “However, both programs are triage based, meaning those times can vary based on a client’s needs. Pregnant women in particular are ... Read More »
1 response$815M in upgrades coming to SA irrigation districts
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta and Ottawa’s infrastructure bank say they are making a “generational investment” to expand cropland in southern Alberta’s irrigation districts, and officials say more is still to come. Districts will undertake more than $815 million worth of capital projects, including the creation of four off-stream reservoirs, thanks to a partnership that states 200,000 irrigated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment numbers hold steady in Alberta’s southeast
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The southeast region’s unemployment rate held steady in September and below the Alberta jobless rate that also remained steady, though more people returned to work according to figures released on Friday. In the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region, the rate remained at 8.6 per cent, where it sat in August, though a full point higher than ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Hard to be thankful but well worth a try
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 10th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s the time of year to think about for what we are thankful, which in 2020 sounds like a bit of a bad joke. But the question is not only a good exercise, it’s good practice. To say there have been trying times this year is as much an understatement as saying the pandemic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Development fees should remain the same until review is completed
By Medicine Hat News on October 10th, 2020
Development fees in Medicine Hat will likely stand pat until the end of 2021 as administrators conduct a review of off-site levies. The fees are charged to new developments to recover the city’s cost extending new roads and water, sewer and storm sewer lines to new communities. They were last overhauled in 2012, but are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual concert lineup put together for seniors’ residences
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 10th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A recreation co-ordinator at a seniors’ residence says what residents have missed most during the pandemic is the music concerts often provided by local artists and volunteers. Kay Guest, recreation co-ordinator for Meadow Ridge Seniors Village, decided to find a solution and contacted Sakamoto Agency about organizing virtual entertainment. Sakamoto Agency decided to offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One-man movie focuses on personal growth
By MO CRANKER on October 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Local singer, songwriter and producer Robert Larrabee has spent his time cooped up during the COVID-19 crisis making a full-length film. The movie, ‘That’s Bob,’ features a number of different story lines and characters, all of which are portrayed by Larrabee. “This whole COVID-19 thing started in February and all of a sudden, all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assisted dying hurdles unfair, doctor says
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 10th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local physician is raising concerns about Medicine Hat’s only hospice refusing to allow medical assistance in dying to take place in the facility. Dr. Lena Derie-Gillespie, local family physician with additional skills in anesthesia who is an assessor and a provider for MAID, says the hospice’s requirement that a patient be moved out ... Read More »
6 responsesSouth Country Co-op grocery workers in Taber agree to new deal
By Medicine Hat News on October 9th, 2020
South Country Co-op grocery workers in Taber will not receive a pay rate increase in a new four-year contract but instead $500 per year lump-sum payments, according to new collective bargaining summary provided by Alberta’s labour ministry. About 85 workers in that town, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers No. 401, ratified the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another $500K city boost for business underway
By Medicine Hat News on October 9th, 2020
Three-quarters of a $2-million fund to help local businesses adjust to pandemic health protocols could soon be allocated, a city-led economic development office announced this week. Through Tuesday, says Invest Medicine Hat, $1.26 million had been allocated to businesses that could apply for up to $15,000 in reimbursements for installing things like plexiglass guards to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Restricted from visits with his grandmother, student inspired to write a pandemic poem
By MO CRANKER on October 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A Medicine Hat man is sharing a poem he wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic that sheds light on the struggles of living in a long-term care facility. Skyler McNiven-Berwick is an education student at Medicine Hat College and has made a point of spending as much time as possible with his grandmother during the ... Read More »
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