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Alberta Health cuts off funding for seniors’ driver medicals
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Effective today doctors will no longer to be paid by Alberta Health to do a senior’s driver medical exam. When Albertans reach the age of 75 they are required to have a driver’s medical when they renew their driver’s license. Dr. Nicoelle Wanner says until today physicians were allowed to bill Alberta Health for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility customers should pay what they can
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New utility rates will be announced this morning, though payment may not be required until mid-June as provisions are put in effect to help customers conserve cash while dealing with the financial crunch caused by COVID-19. But, utility providers in southeast Alberta are stressing that a provincial program to extend payment dates does not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s not snitching if it saves lives: Ways to report COVID-19 rule breakers
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There are a couple ways you can now report an organization or individual that you believe is not complying with the requirements to self-isolate. To protect the health and safety of all Albertans, on March 26 law enforcement agencies were given the authority to enforce public health orders and issue tickets with a specified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teens arrested in street race that pushed them 60 km/h over the limit
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2020
Police arrested two teenagers for exceeding the speed limit by nearly 60 kilometres an hour while drag racing Monday night. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Parkview Drive, where they were driving 128 km/h in a 70 km/h speed zone. The males, ages 16 and 17, have been charged with a Traffic Safety Act ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visual communications at MHC rebrands to ‘art and design’
By Medicine Hat News on March 31st, 2020
The local college’s visual communications program is re-branding as “arts and design” beginning in July. According to a Medicine Hat College news release, the new name more accurately reflects the program’s content, making it easier for prospective students to find. “Our philosophy of combining fine art and design makes our program unique in Alberta, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Books for homebound seniors program on hold, but not the connections made
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 31st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Under normal circumstances, a volunteer program to drop off books for homebound seniors provided both parties with a friendly hello, a chance to chat, and something on the calendar to look forward to on the calendar. Now, the connections made in better times are providing all those seemingly little things that now seem so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Take a few seconds on Friday to give frontline health-care workers a round of applause
By Medicine Hat News on March 31st, 2020
Say thank-you to frontline health-care workers on Friday by putting your hands together in appreciation. The Medicine Hat News is encouraging you to stand outside your home on Friday evening at 6 p.m. and clap continuously for 15 seconds in a show of support. Physicians, nurses, all those working at the hospital including cleaners and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation begins COVID-19 Response Fund to help essential charities
By Medicine Hat News on March 31st, 2020
In response to the ongoing global pandemic, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta has created a COVID-19 Response Fund for the region. Money from the fund will be distributed to local charities that provide crucial services to the communities’ most vulnerable populations. On top of the COVID-19 fund, CFSEA also announced last week that it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British troops needed at home and their Suffield training is cancelled
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 31st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Thousands of British troops who would have trained at CFB Suffield this spring and summer are instead working in the United Kingdom’s own measures to lessen the spread COVID-19. On Monday, Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced that 24,000 Canadian forces members are available to deploy across Canada to help local efforts in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taskforce to help businesses navigate support
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 31st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An “Economic Recovery Taskforce” created by the City of Medicine Hat and regional partners says the best thing it can do right now is help business owners wade through a rushing river of new federal and provincial support programs. Once that situation is in hand however, an ongoing effort to support local workforce development ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 details from here to around the world
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 31st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The following information does not include new case numbers for Monday. The number of COVID-19 cases at home or around the world is only relevant if we look at it in relation to population and the number of tests. There are about 660 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta and the Calgary zone has by ... Read More »
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