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A year since it started but its end is coming into view
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This week we reflected on the “start” of the pandemic, which is loosely defined by different media sources on different dates. That speaks to the fast-paced reaction and confusion last March, when toilet paper supplies ran low and anxiety shot through the roof. This week the News provided some papers to schools for discussions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local snowbird says rules for return are unfair
By Gillian Slade Alberta Newspaper Group on March 13th, 2021
A local snowbird facing new quarantine measures when he returns home says the federal government’s decision to change the rules is unfair. When Kim Cress left for Arizona in November he was fully prepared to spend two weeks in quarantine in his own home when he returned. The federal government announcement on Feb. 12 that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local job rate better but still tops in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on March 13th, 2021
The unemployment rate in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region declined slightly in February from January to sit at 11.1 per cent, based on estimates, but is still one of the highest in the province. The figure for the trading region is down from 11.4 per cent to start the year, but two and a half times ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local war vet celebrate milestone 100th birthday
By Gillian Slade Alberta Newspaper Group on March 13th, 2021
She served in the Second World War and now this Medicine Hat resident has celebrated a milestone, her 100th birthday. Ethel May Sherwin was born on the family farm near Wood Mountain, Sask., on March 12, 1921. The third child to her parents – Gurley and Gladys Oakes, who had moved from Nebraska – Sherwin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New vaccine now available in the Hat
By Alberta Newspaper Group on March 12th, 2021
The first doses of the Covishield/Astra Zeneca vaccine were administered to people who had an appointment in Medicine Hat on Thursday, says Alberta Health Services. James Farrell was one of the first, said AHS. All Albertans born in 1957 and 1958 are eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine. Appointments can be booked using the AHS online ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AgeCare Valleyview outbreak has led to three deaths
By Alberta Newspaper Group on March 12th, 2021
A COVID outbreak at a Medicine Hat seniors’ residence has resulted in three deaths, says Alberta Health. It is not clear when the COVID outbreak at AgeCare Valleyview started, but there have been 20 cases so far. At this stage 12 people have recovered, five cases are currently active and three people have died, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mackenzie Porter nominated for best country album at Junos
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hat native Mackenzie Porter is up of a Juno award for best country album when the Canadian music awards are presented this spring. The Nashville-based singer songwriter is competing in the category with “Drinkin’ Songs The Collection” which debuted last June as a surprise release. Also nominated are artists Dallas Smith, Jade Eagleson, Lindsay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Personal items link Hoefman to crime scenes, court hears
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 12th, 2021
The connections between Robert Hoefman and evidence collected as part of a 2017 homicide and extortion got closer Thursday as the court heard of shoes recovered from the accused’s home matching the brand which left footprints near a crime scene. It was just one piece of a litany of evidence brought before the court on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA Employment Centre in Brooks temporarily closed after staff member tests positive for COVID
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2021
The YMCA Employment Centres in Brooks will be closed for at least two weeks after a positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an employee. The organization says the worker was asymptomatic and under health and safety policy was continuously masked while at work. Health officials require both locations – on Horticultural Station Road and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Well known crabapple scheduled to come down
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2021
A busy intersection leading in and out of downtown will see work this summer as a revamp of nearby water mains is completed. The crabapple tree at the intersection of Third Street and Division Ave. will be chopped down starting Monday as the roadway is realigned, according to a city release. Water and sewer pipes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Michael’s School teacher honoured with Excellence in Catholic Education Award
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 12th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Laura Hoffman has been named the recipient of this year’s Excellence in Catholic Education Award. The St. Michael’s School teacher was honoured by Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education to open Tuesday’s board meeting, but Hoffman insists she didn’t get there by herself. “I stand on the shoulders of giants,” she said at the ... Read More »
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