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City Notebook: Getting used to the abnormal
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant How are we doing, Medicine Hat? OK, I hope. Have we wrapped our heads around it yet? Adjusted to the “new normal?” Exhausted our imaginations? Burned out our TV screens? Rearranged the furniture enough times? It’s time to admit that things are upside down, but also that the view from here is revealing. It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Updated — City reminds you to stay safe
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Hatters are being asked to use caution and follow health authority restrictions this weekend as warmer weather and the Easter holiday approaches. Local emergency planning officials are urging residents to stay home and practise preventable measures agains the spread of COVID-19. “The virus is still spreading,” said Merrick Brown, the city’s director of emergency management. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elkwater Hurrerite Colony adapting to restrictions
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic poses some unique challenges in a Hutterite Colony, but in Elkwater they have found solutions. Mike Hofer, farm manager for the Elkwater Hutterite Colony, says the usual practise of everyone eating together in one big dining area has stopped. Each family now eats on its own. The colony ... Read More »
1 responseCollege professor sees big challenge for Kenney, UCP
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local political science professor says based on Premier Jason Kenney’s speech on Tuesday night, Alberta is going to face at least a decade of economic recovery when the pandemic is over. “It’s going to take 10 to 15 years economically to get on our feet again,” said Jim Groom, a political science professor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress runoff higher, flooding possible
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Runoff from the prairie snowpack and the Cypress Hills will be 50 to 100 per cent higher than a typical year, Alberta Environment states in its recent monthly outlook. The Alberta plains runoff estimates show levels well above normal for almost all of Southeast Alberta, as of mid-March. On Tuesday in Montana, the National Weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Congregating online: Churches get ready to celebrate Easter amid unique circumstances
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant With church services and public gatherings restricted, religious leaders in Medicine Hat say their members are accepting and even thriving in new online environments, but all are praying for times they can join together again in person. Thursday begins the culmination on Easter or Holy Week – the most important time on the Christian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service groups step up to help
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local service clubs are echoing a call of solidarity from their respective international leadership to help communities weather the storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The heads of global organizations of the Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimists and Lions clubs issued a joint letter Tuesday stating their combined 3.2 million members are dedicated to helping out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College looks to build on job placement relations
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Medicine Hat College is examining the possibility of enhancing collaboration with A&H Steel, including potential scholarships, job placements and on-campus instruction. Students in MHC’s built environment engineering technology program had a one-day workshop that allowed them to work alongside professionals in their field when four A&H employees visited campus back in February to teach them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather delays seeding for farmers
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Farmers say the planting season is up to three weeks behind schedule thanks to colder temperatures and snow still on the ground. Cory Nelson, who farms near Burdett, says this is the week he would traditionally be seeding but he is now aiming for April 20 to 25. Mike Hofer, farm manager for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New tests could be here soon
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Pending approval by Health Canada, a new test for COVID-19 could be rolled out by Alberta Health Services in the coming weeks. AHS has partnered with a Canadian company – Spartan Bioscience – for the test kits that can provide COVID-19 test results in less than an hour. A swab is taken from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man with firearm, tent in Police Point Park charged and in custody
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2020
A 26-year-old is in custody after police responded to a man roaming Police Point Park with a firearm Monday evening. Around 6:20 p.m., the Medicine Hat Police Service was notified by an employee of the park’s nature centre that two people who were walking out of the park had advised him that they had seen ... Read More »
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