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Bronks and Honky Tonks Indoor Rodeo postponed, committee hopeful for the fall
By Medicine Hat News on March 3rd, 2021
The annual Broncs and Honky Tonks Spring Indoor Rodeo will take place at a later date than initially planned, the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has announced. The event was scheduled to take place April 9-11, however current restrictions brought on by the pandemic have prompted the Stampede’s rodeo committee to postpone Broncs and Honky ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa announces $7.8-million fund to help beef processing plants
By Medicine Hat News on March 3rd, 2021
Two dozen meat processors will share $7.8 million from Ottawa to cover the costs of “exceptional” activities to maintain production during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Processing Fund is meant as a one-time fund to help company’s implement safety protocols. Among 16 companies in Alberta that accessed funds is JBS Foods in Brooks, which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humane Society rescues 10 cats from abandonment
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 3rd, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Southern Alberta Humane Society is hoping to spread awareness after recovering a number of cats that had been dumped by owners. SAHS president De Seaton says nearly 10 cats were recently recovered around the area, from acreages to highway ditches, and she’s encouraging anyone unable to care for their pets to contact a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clugston slams province for moving ‘goalposts’ on restrictions
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston says he’s tired of being compared to Lethbridge, and the local area should be allowed greater leeway when it comes to pandemic restrictions. Speaking after Monday’s council meeting, Clugston said he was disappointed to see only minor adjustments to the province’s reopening plan, and that his calls to bring in a ... Read More »
2 responsesAHS releases vaccine totals from last week
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2021
According to Alberta Health Services, more than 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Thursday, as well as Friday. By Friday morning nearly 80,000 health-care workers had received the vaccine, plus more than 55,000 residents in long-term-care or supportive living and more than 51,000 staff working in those seniors facilities, according to an AHS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Our Collective Journey receives $100K grant to help support mental health issues
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2021
A local organization providing a fresh approach to reaching those with addiction and mental health issues has been given a $100,000 provincial grant. Our Collective Journey emerged after three friends met to discuss the high number of suicides in the community that were evident by the end of summer last year. They had personal experience ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta has its first ‘presumptive’ cases as officials downplay risk
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2021
The first cases of COVID-19 were identified in Alberta in early March last year. A press release from March 5 issued at 1:40 p.m. by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, said a woman in her fifties from the Calgary zone was the first “presumptive” case. The patient had recently returned from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New way to book lab appointments
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2021
There are new ways to book a lab appointment for services in Medicine Hat and Brooks. Alberta Precision Laboratories has implemented a new appointment booking system and phone number. “The two cities are now part of the lab booking system being used across rural Alberta,” states an Alberta Health Services press release. “Residents can now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Board sides with businesses over temporary shelter
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 2nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A city appeal board has ruled in favour of business owners who appealed the location of an emergency daytime shelter in the heart of the downtown business district. However, the decision requires the operation to close at the end of March, which aligns with when the temporary shelter was originally set to close. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas going up to more than $4 this month
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2021
Natural gas prices will rise in March to make up a colder than expected February, while power prices in Medicine Hat will fall. New rates, published Monday, show gas rising to $4.09 per gigajoule, up $1.16 from February, while power rates drop one and a half cents to 7.33-cents per kilowatt hour. That comes after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First vaccine doses arrive in southwest Saskatchewan, with 500 now administered
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in southwest Saskatchewan. On Thursday, a regional vaccine tracker provided on that province’s pandemic response website showed the area closest to southeast Alberta as the last of 13 health regions to receive doses for local distribution. An update on Friday announced 1,102 first doses were administered to people in the region ... Read More »
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