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No direct response for doc’s ICU invite
By KENDALL KING on October 7th, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com In an open letter sent Monday, Dr. Paul Parks, the president of the Section of Emergency Medicine within the Alberta Medical Association, invited Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta’s Minister of Health, Jason Copping, to visit one of the province’s intensive care units in an effort to “break the disconnect” between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Progressive Conservative MLA acclaimed as councillor in County of Newell
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Former MLA Arno Doerksen has been acclaimed as a councillor in the County of Newell ahead of this month’s municipal elections across Alberta. Doerksen represented the riding of Brooks-Strathmore as a Progressive Conservative from 2008 to 2012. He was the only candidate nominated in Div. 9 (Gem) in the county races last month. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ATA review of K-6 curriculum mirrors that of local school divisions
By KENDALL KING on October 6th, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com Last week the Alberta Teacher’s Association released an analysis and critique of the province’s proposed 2021 K-6 curriculum changes. The ATA listed 14 key findings and concluded that the proposal “does not meet Alberta Education’s overall vision, guidelines and considerations for curriculum development.” This analysis echos what educators across the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turbine maintenance, new equipment for power plant coming sooner to avoid shutdowns
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city power plant will move up turbine maintenance and buy new equipment to avoid potential shutdowns in a red hot electricity market after council approved budget changes on Monday night. “It is a reflection of the stronger generation market and the (increased) run time on our machines,” said Brad Maynes, the utility division’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local physician charged with sexual assault of kids in Ontario
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A doctor from Medicine Hat has been arrested in Ontario on charges of sexually assaulting two young children in the late 1980s. Ian Gebhardt was charged Tuesday with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference with a person younger than 14, according to a statement by the York Regional Police. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatality inquiry for Chester Hunchak’s killer finally set, more than eight years after their deaths
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The date for a fatality inquiry into events surrounding the 2014 death of Medicine Hat businessman Chester Hunchak has been set for June 2022, according to an update from Alberta Justice. The proceedings will take place more than eight years after Christopher Arkell was shot dead by police at a rural property just south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ramps up local vaccine efforts
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will co-host mobile, walk-up vaccination clinics over the next three weekends, officials confirmed at Monday night’s council meeting. Director of emergency management Merrick Brown told the News last week his office was in talks with Alberta Health Services to bring “pop-up” clinics to the Hat in an effort to increase vaccine uptake. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!40-year-old man dead following highway collision in Crowsnest Pass
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in the Crowsnest Pass say a Calgary man is dead after his pickup truck crossed a centre line on Highway 3 and was struck head on by a semi. The accident happened Sunday at about at 6 p.m. near the Highway 507 junction, near Pincher Creek. Detachments from the town, the nearby Piikani ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DP Energy sells projects to Atco, will focus on local solar play
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company planning to build solar power arrays on fertilizer tailing ponds in Alberta has sold two projects to Atco, and will now focus on the largest – the Saamis Solar Park inside Medicine Hat city limits. DP Energy first proposed building the huge facility north of Crescent Heights in early 2019, and since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eastern Irrigation District water shut-off is Oct. 7
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2021
This season’s water shut-off will be Oct. 7 for the Eastern Irrigation District and Oct. 8 for the St. Mary’s River Irrigation District. Water operators are encouraging everyone to make sure all their water needs are met before the shut-off date. Anyone within the EID is asked to notify the district via phone or text ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City cleared in third-party review of Invest MH
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A third-party report into how the city acted while attempting to contract out its economic development wing and land sales department this summer has found “no material wrongdoing,” said Mayor Ted Clugston, who pointed to the statement while holding it up in a post-meeting press scrum on Monday night. Three candidates who are challenging ... Read More »
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