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Discretion used when licence plates blocked
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Motorists could be fined if vehicle licence plates aren’t visible but there are also some grey areas where a judgment call is in order, police say. Your vehicle number plate is supposed to be “visible, clear and legible at all times,” said Const. Robert Angstadt of the Medicine Hat Police Service. “A tinted and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High changing team names
By MO CRANKER on September 4th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker After years of consideration, Medicine Hat High School has retired the names for its girls and boys sports teams. The names ‘Mohawks’ and ‘Kwahommies’ will no longer be used by the school, and it does not have a new name picked out yet for either team. Principal Boris Grisonich made the announcement Thursday morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID throws utility rates out of whack
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Utility rates in Medicine Hat are moving in opposite fashion to how they typically act throughout the year, causing city budget forecasters to rewrite estimates and even rearrange the schedule to close some low production gas wells. Changes in power use across the province due to the pandemic have sent electricity rates much lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daily COVID update, Sept. 2
By Medicine Hat News on September 3rd, 2020
The number of Alberta deaths attributed to COVID-19 increased by one in the last 24 hours and it was in the south zone’s Newell County. Alberta Health reports that the total number of deaths in Alberta now stands at 242, with 25 in the south. The total number of active cases in this region is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Private lab service puts Medicine Hat expansion on hold
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 3rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A private mobile lab collection service that announced in July it had plans to expand into Medicine Hat, has now put those plans on hold. Ichor Blood Services was taking bookings for $195 serology tests in Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto, with plans to expand to Medicine Hat, CEO Mike Kuzmickas told the News in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local school boards split $4.7M in federal cash
By Medicine Hat News on September 3rd, 2020
Federal money that’s flowing through to local school boards will be fanned out to cover an array of costs related to re-opening schools with pandemic precautions in place, administrators told the News on Wednesday. Three school boards in southeast Alberta will share in $4.7 million in total following an announcement from Education Minister Adriana LaGrange ... Read More »
1 responseMajority of docs consider quitting obstetrics in Medicine Hat
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 3rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The future of the local Family Medicine Maternity Clinic is in jeopardy as two-thirds of its physicians contemplate leaving. Dr. Gerry Prince, who was instrumental in the establishment of the clinic 17 years ago, says one physician has already ceased obstetric services and of the remaining eight, at least five are considering a similar ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta doles out federal safe-schools cash, $4.7M for SE Alta. boards
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat News Southeastern Alberta’s three major school boards will receive $4.7 million combined in federal government funds to put towards costs related to reopening during the Coronavirus pandemic this month. The Alberta government says the $262 million from Ottawa meant to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in schools will be dispersed equitably and ... Read More »
1 responseUCP looks to private operators for extra care beds
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The government has a plan to increase the number of continuing care spaces across the province without having to wait for the construction of new facilities. Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that additional capacity in existing senior’s facilities that meet all the requirements even post COVID-19 has been identified. Alberta Health Services is seeking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Third-year student finishing up on-campus mural at MH College
By MO CRANKER on September 2nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A student at Medicine Hat College is putting the final touches on a mural she created on campus. Third-year art design student Kira Vliestra created the 46-foot by 9.5-foot mural over the course of a month and did so as part of her work term placement. “A group of us were chosen to make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City build permits not that bad… or good
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New single-family home construction is tracking slightly ahead of last year, much to the pleasant surprise of the city’s planning office. But, officials stress, it’s not all good news in new development numbers published for the end of July. “Last year was a really down year, but this year could have had the potential ... Read More »
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