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Hat numbers for Covenant’s 225 layoffs unknown
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Covenant Health says 225 employees will be affected in a government plan to privatize some of its services, but just how many of these employees are in Medicine Hat is not yet clear. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees announced Friday that it had been notified by Covenant Health of the 225 members that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks looking for young, enthusiastic input to rec board
By Ryan Dahlman Alberta Newspaper Group on October 28th, 2020
Randi McPhillips, recreation services manager with the City of Brooks, is looking for some help on the recreation and parks board. There’s one major qualification: you must be youth-aged. It is an advisory board – providing recommendations to city council on direction for recreation and parks programs and services in Brooks. McPhillips is looking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doc suspended a year for unauthorized procedures
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local physician has been sanctioned by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta for unprofessional conduct. A press release from CAPSA says Dr. Adriaan Kriel, a family physician with an interest in cosmetic procedures and who owns Skin Technologies in Medicine Hat, admitted to unprofessional conduct and was sanctioned by a CPSA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another meeting for families to discuss suicide, mental health
By MO CRANKER on October 28th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker School communities from the surrounding area will come together once again to talk about the suicide crisis in Medicine Hat. The meeting comes on the heels of one held earlier this month with trauma expert Kevin Cameron. “We need to create opportunities for meaningful conversations with kids,” he said before the first meeting. “I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College collecting menstruation products for food bank
By MO CRANKER on October 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker For the fifth consecutive year, Medicine Hat College faculty and students are asking for donations of menstruation products for the local food bank. Instructor Tara Williams and students have collected thousands of pounds of products over the years and are asking people to take physical donations to Mr. Lube this year. The Prevent the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!October sets local records for chill
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2020
The wind chill dipped below minus-30C in Onefour on Monday morning, adding to a record-breaking chill for late October in deep southeastern Alberta. A general warming trend took hold Monday, but not before several records for this time of year were shattered. At Onefour, located 100 kilometres south of Medicine Hat, the actual temperature fell ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman assaulted with pepper spray inside her own home
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2020
Medicine Hat police arrested a local 42-year-old man who they say broke into a woman’s house and assaulted her with pepper spray last week. Authorities allege he also brandished a firearm during the incident that occurred just before midnight on Oct. 23 near the 300 Block of Fourth Street NW. No name was released by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID cases in schools jump in the South zone
By MO CRANKER on October 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in four southeast Alberta schools. A confirmed case of COVID-19 in a student was announced late Monday at Roy Wilson Learning Centre. All close contacts to the case have been notified, according the a press release. The release also states that students and staff are isolating, but does ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coutts border remains closed to non-essential travel despite being included in COVID testing pilot
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Why COVID testing is going to be an option at Coutts border crossing from Nov. 2 is unclear when that border remains closed except for essential travel. Last week the federal government announced that the border with the U.S. would remain closed at least until Nov. 21. The border has been closed since March ... Read More »
2 responsesDeaths spike directly south of the border from Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2020
Nine deaths from COVID-19 in or near the town of Havre, Mont. over the last week have brought the total number of deaths to 19 in Hill County, state health officials reported on Monday. The region across the international boundary from Cypress County has seen a steep rise in positive cases since mid-October. New figures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat hospital refuses visitors while strike action occurred elsewhere
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Even though there was no strike action Monday at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital visitors were being turned away. Debbie Gill has been visiting her husband in hospital for the past week but on Monday when she was checking in at the entrance she was not allowed in. “Security came to me and said that ... Read More »
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