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City optimistic as COVID local case numbers now lowest in a month
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hatters appear to be fairing well in their fight to limit the spread of coronavirus, municipal emergency officials said Monday as active cases hit their lowest level in a month. City director of emergency management Merrick Brown told council in a bi-weekly update that he is encouraged by figures released Monday, but any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maternity clinic negotiations fail, closing in July
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 5th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Negotiations have failed to keep the local maternity clinic open and it will wind up operations by July, says the physician in charge. In early September, Dr. Gerry Prince, lead physician, announced that the Medicine Hat Family Medicine Maternity Clinic would cease to function in April 2021. Alberta Health Services and FMMC physicians then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council approves updated fire response plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new strategic fire response plan recommends mandatory automatic sprinkler systems in several future communities, plus a potential city subsidy on the systems in all new home construction, council heard on Monday. The move would reduce damage and allow the Medicine Hat fire service to manage how it meets nation standards while avoiding the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS changes command
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2021
Medicine Hat Police Service officially swore in new Chief Mike Worden in a small ceremony held at the station Monday morning. Worden steps in to replace the outgoing Andy McGrogan, who spent 40 years serving the community of Medicine Hat with MHPS. “I am honoured to take on the role of Chief of Police, joining ... Read More »
1 responseLocal utility rates shift, while an increase to the carbon tax (and its rebate) is set for April 1
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2021
Monthly power prices are rising as the new year starts, but that doesn’t include changes to the federal carbon tax that take effect this spring. The cost of power for City of Medicine Hat utility customers will go up 1.2-cents per kilowatt hour, to 7.95-cents, while gas falls slightly to $2.623 per gigajoule in January. ... Read More »
1 responseGlasgo says instructions were ‘pretty clear’ not to travel
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 5th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local MLA says there was nothing ambiguous about whether it was OK for elected officials to travel internationally. Michaela Glasgo, MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat, says she was very surprised when the media revealed that some of her colleagues were enjoying international vacations over Christmas. “We were given pretty clear direction and had a ... Read More »
1 responseChristmas bird count went ahead, results coming soon
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 2nd, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is one annual event that was not affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The annual Christmas bird count took place Dec. 20 and results of the findings are being tabulated. Corlaine Gardner, Medicine Hat Interpretive Program, says that there were “dozens of bird watchers” assigned specific territories to monitor and record what they saw. Others ... Read More »
1 responseHow Alberta plans to roll out COVID vaccines
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 2nd, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services has developed several phases and criteria for rolling out the COVID vaccine over the coming months. By the end of the day on Dec. 29 AHS had administered 8,544 doses of the 42,250 doses that have arrived in Alberta. In December the focus for AHS was on acute care sites with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frontline workers named 2020 Persons of the Year
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 2nd, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade When the COVID-19 lockdown happened in March most people went home, but frontline workers went to work in difficult circumstances making them more than worthy of the title “persons of the year.” Hospital staff, carers in seniors’ residences, those working in grocery and drug stores, teachers and police faced new challenges with a heightened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Nowhere we’d rather be’: Couple welcomes baby on New Year’s Eve
By Mo Cranker on January 1st, 2021
Mo Cranker@mocranker Regan Bartsoff and Toni Deis had a New Year’s Eve that they will remember for the rest of their lives. The couple spent the night at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital after welcoming their daughter into the world. Sydney Quinn Bartsoff arrived Thursday at 4:35 a.m. She weighs five pounds and nine ounces. She ... Read More »
1 responseTwo individuals from Meadowlands Retirement Residence pass away from COVID-19
By Mo Cranker on January 1st, 2021
Medicine Hat News Two individuals from Meadowlands Retirement Residence have died from COVID-19 during an outbreak that began two weeks ago. Revera, the organization that runs Meadowlands, sent out a press release on Dec. 30 confirming the two deaths during an outbreak that began on Dec. 19. There have been nine total cases among residents ... Read More »
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