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Another registered midwife means the Hat now has two
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Another registered midwife has joined Midwives of Medicine Hat. Ashley Reid, registered midwife and owner, says Hillary Johnstone joined the practice on Sept. 1. Johnstone is originally from northern Alberta and trained as a midwife in Ontario before deciding to return to this province. That doubles the number of local midwives in the practice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s new development plan could favour one community over another
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Long-term development in Medicine Hat will be guided by the ideas that not all communities are created equally and that concentrated infill development can arrest growing costs of maintaining infrastructure. The Municipal Development Plan, which sets growth patterns and priorities in a 30-year outlook, was passed by a 9-0 council vote on Monday. “We’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province’s TIER program contributing about $13M for Taber spillway project
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New money for flood management projects will arrive in southern Alberta this year via the province’s carbon levy on large emitters, but the funding scheme for a spillway near Taber is still up in the air. Provincial Environment Minister Jason Nixon announced a restart to the Alberta Community Resiliency Program on Thursday morning in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS partnership aims to offer virtual mental health services
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services has announced a partnership with Togetherall to offer a virtual mental health network. AHS says the “platform offers safe, anonymous, peer-to-peer supports with a global community” through an online network with mental health services 24/7. Albertans more than 16 years of age can interact with the virtual peer community or form ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Co-op grocery workers in Taber agree to new deal
By Medicine Hat News on October 9th, 2020
South Country Co-op grocery workers in Taber will not receive a pay rate increase in a new four-year contract but instead $500 per year lump-sum payments, according to new collective bargaining summary provided by Alberta’s labour ministry. About 85 workers in that town, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers No. 401, ratified the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New college program to teach sustainable agriculture
By MO CRANKER on October 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College is adding a new program based around sustainable agriculture for the 2021 school year. The Agroecology Technician diploma will educate students around producing food, forage, fibre and fuel using sustainable methods. Program co-ordinator Brent Smith says he is excited to build this course for students in the region. “We want this ... Read More »
1 responseFuture uncertain for Alberta’s smaller newspapers
By Ryan McCracken, Trevor Busch and Nikki Jamieson on October 9th, 2020
Not unlike many industries impacted by the global pandemic in 2020, daily and weekly newspapers in southern Alberta have been struggling against adversity to maintain the vital role they play in their various communities, especially those in smaller, rural areas. But while Canada’s entire economy was walloped by COVID-19, traditional print media had already been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS looking for new three-year members of the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is recruiting volunteers to be part of the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council. Those serving on the council have an opportunity to give a local perspective on health care services. Anyone interested needs to be more than 18 years of age, be passionate about health care services and eager to engage in ... Read More »
1 responseNorthside street renamed for local Rotary Club
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on October 8th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken It was a move 102 years in the making. In honour of the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat’s 2018 centennial, 23rd Street NE has officially been renamed to Rotary Centennial Way. “It is a wonderful recognition of Rotary’s service in the community over, now 102 years,” said former Rotary president and current member Dave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guns, property seized in stolen goods ring bust
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2020
Authorities say they have a busted a rural break-in ring that trafficked in stolen guns and cars, and was based in Taber but operated throughout southern Alberta. At a Wednesday morning press conference in Medicine Hat, two folding tables displayed 63 long guns that police say were seized in raids of three locations last month. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS facing several charges due to ‘life-altering’ workplace accident in 2018
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2020
Medicine Hat News JBS Foods faces 14 counts under occupational health and safety laws after a mechanic had his arm pulled into a hide ringer two years ago. The accident occurred in May 2018 at the company’s processing facility in Brooks and resulted in “significant life-altering injuries” for the individual, according to a notice of ... Read More »
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