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AHS launches online program to help older adults prevent falls
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2020
Falling is one of the leading causes of injuries in older Albertans, and November is falls prevention month. Alberta Health Services has launched an online “Be Active Challenge.” The idea is to raise awareness, increase knowledge and actions to prevent falls and related injuries. Anyone more than 18 years of age is invited to take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID forces Lions Club to cancel annual hayrides
By MO CRANKER on November 4th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A longstanding winter tradition has been cancelled this year. The annual Lions Club of Medicine Hat Hayride usually takes place at Police Point Park on the first Sunday of December. Club president James Higgins says the group did not want to take unnecessary health risks. “We discussed it at every level and decided it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor, councillor tussle over tax penalties
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston and Coun. Darren Hirsch both agree cost cutting is needed to address a gaping hole in the city’s budget. But the two men squared off in pointed debate on Monday night over a plan to raise new revenue by increasing penalties on unpaid taxes. Hirsch said the change – to charge ... Read More »
1 responseBarnes backs NDP motion after UCP rejects debate on bill likely aimed at Barnes
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 4th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Area MLA Drew Barnes spoke out against his own party’s move to quash a debate on Western Separation pushed by the NDP and largely thought to target him. The issue involves a vote Monday by the United Conservative majority to push a private member’s motion far down the schedule. On Tuesday, when the NDP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cross-border travel down even for essential goods
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The number of travellers crossing a land border between the U.S. and Canada has fallen dramatically since the border was first closed to non-essential travel in March. Canadian Border Services Agency says there has been an 85 per cent drop in land border crossing in a one-week period in October compared to the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paramedic students test new-age ultrasound tech
By MO CRANKER on November 4th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Second-year paramedic students at Medicine Hat College were able to get first-hand training with cutting-edge equipment. The students spent classroom time working with handheld ultrasound equipment, using the gear on a peer volunteer. While practising, the students looked for health versions of different organs. “As technology progressed, ultrasound equipment was used more and more ... Read More »
1 responseCompany building S. Alta. wind farm invests in another Alberta company
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2020
An Ontario-based utility firm building a wind farm near Jenner has invested in an Alberta company that focuses on power systems fuelled by flare or vented natural gas. Capstone Infrastructure, which is building the Buffalo-Atlee wind farm, announced on Oct. 30 that it has formed a partnership with Genalta Power Inc, though terms were undisclosed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff Legion forced to cancel Remembrance ceremony
By MO CRANKER on November 3rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The town of Redcliff will be without a Remembrance Day ceremony this month. After four cases of COVID-19 were discovered in its staff, the Legion decided to close until Nov. 13 and to cancel its formal cenotaph ceremony. The town legion had originally planned a small ceremony for the morning of Nov. 11 that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health releases stats on infection source
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 3rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Of current active cases of COVID-19, a total of 38.6 per cent were from a close contact, Alberta Health says. In a recent press conference Premier Jason Kenney said a high number of cases were the result of Albertans not isolating or staying in quarantine as required. A spokesperson for Alberta Health said there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS offering online chronic-pain workshop
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
Alberta Health Services is offering free online workshops for those with chronic pain. The workshops take place once a week for six weeks and are about two-and-half hours long. The Alberta Healthy Living Program is offering the workshops via Zoom, an online video app, accessible at home on a computer, iPad, or tablet. Workshops are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several charges after Bobcat takes on cop cars
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
City police dealt with a hit and run involving a wild cat on Sunday, but the good news is no humans – or animals – were injured in the incident. At about 9 p.m., members of the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a report of a Bobcat excavator heading south on Dunmore Road. Reports ... Read More »
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