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South Zone still sitting well above 50 COVID cases/100K threshold
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2021
The South zone has the lowest number of active cases of COVID in the province at 383, but it also has the smallest population. According to Alberta Health Service’s community report for 2020, the South zone has a population of 308,924 spread over a region that includes, Lethbridge, Brooks, Medicine Hat and Cypress County. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat Art Club celebrates its 75-year anniversary
By MO CRANKER on January 16th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Hat Art Club has been a staple in the community for decades and is celebrating an important milestone this month – 75 years in existence. The club sits around 100 members on a given year and was founded in 1946 by Mrs. Helen Beny Gibson and Rev. L.T.H Pearson. The group began with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clearing the confusion with a handful of more mud
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant If you thought your power bill was confusing, then wait until you get into a “strategic assessment” of the city’s place in the utility sector. How the city exists in the market, how it makes money interacting with the provincial grid, its requirement to operate under special status, the economics and logistics of power, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu shots way up, still no official cases
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 16th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta has now provided influenza vaccine shots to more than 1.5 million Albertans, which is about 200,000 more than last year at this time. According to the latest influenza report from Alberta Health Services, dated Thursday, a total of 1,514,141 doses have been administered across the province. Of those, 95,033 were in the South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remove councillor rep from CCDA: Samraj
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council’s representative on the City Centre Development Agency Board says that position should be eliminated so the group can be seen to be fully in charge of its own matters. Coun. Kris Samraj told the News this week that since serving on the board he has seen frustration from business owners directed at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Mary’s River Irrigation District taking expansion plans to its members
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant More information about a major irrigation expansion program in southern Alberta is coming out as irrigation districts engage their members. Details of major projects in the St. Mary’s River Irrigation district are still privy to members of the organization that includes areas near Medicine Hat. Officials said that a general outline was mailed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All in seniors’ residences to be vaccinated: Alberta Health
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 16th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The province says people in seniors’ residences are being offered the COVID-19 vaccination even if they are not in government subsidized care. “All residents and staff in long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the province are receiving the vaccine. This applies to both those accessing care through Alberta Health Services or outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!128-unit LTC facility announced with summer 2022 opening
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Construction on a new, $35-million, long-term care facility in south Medicine Hat will proceed this summer toward a 2022 opening. Points West Living told the News on Thursday that phase 1 of a planned care facility and seniors apartment complex will employ about 100 permanent staff when complete. This week, Medicine Hat city planners ... Read More »
1 responseRedcliff Youth Centre unveils new look
By MO CRANKER on January 15th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Redcliff Youth Centre was able to renovate its entire space thanks to $60,000 in funding. The youth centre applied for and received $30,000 from the Home Depot Foundation. That amount was then matched by the Alberta Government’s Community Facility Enhancement Program. “The Home Depot Foundation supports at-risk youth and the organizations that help ... Read More »
1 responseInfo lacking from Alberta Health on vaccination rate in the South zone
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 15th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The UCP government announced in a tweet on Thursday that all seniors in assisted living facilities in the Calgary zone have now been vaccinated. “All Albertans living in long-term care and supportive living in the Calgary zone have received their first round of vaccination.” The tweet singled out the situation for the Calgary zone ... Read More »
1 responseMassage referrals no longer required starting Monday
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 15th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A provincial requirement that anyone wanting a massage therapy appointment must first provide a referral letter is about to be lifted. On Dec. 22 Alberta Health announced that under the COVID restrictions anyone making an appointment for a massage needed to first see one of the healthcare professionals designated for the referral. Judi Coombes ... Read More »
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