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Ichor wouldn’t be Hat’s first mobile blood collection service
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Everything old is new again but this time it comes with an added fee. A home service for blood sample collection that was considered routine by the former Medicine Hat Diagnostic Lab, became obsolete after its contract with the government was cancelled about five years ago. Ichor Blood Services, a private mobile lab collection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The goats are coming back
By MO CRANKER on July 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker There’s nothing like a good sequel and while it may be tough to pull one off, Return of the Goats is bound to be a good one. The super team of goats first came to the Hat on June 26 with the goal of tackling leafy spurge around Police Point Park. After more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat food bank could be getting a new home
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A proposed building swap could mean a new location and expanded services for the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank if it is approved at Monday night’s city council meeting. A release from the food bank on Friday afternoon and the agenda posted on the city’s web page details the idea to build the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Maser’s lumber lot to become automatic car wash
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A development group from Lethbridge has begun putting the former Maser’s lumber lot on Dunmore Road to a fresh start. Excavation began this week at the high-profile, but long vacant lot towards building a large, automatic car wash that will also include other leasable commercial space and the potential for a convenience store pad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HALO charity crop shaping up
By MO CRANKER on July 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker HALO’s second annual charity crop is shaping up to be a good one. “We have 360 acres this year,” said HALO’s Paul Carolan. “We’ve got canola this year and wheat – both irrigated and dryland. “We’ve got a bit to go here until we harvest, but the crops are looking good.” The program came ... Read More »
16 responsesMHC to get new electrical substation through provincial recovery plan
By MO CRANKER on July 17th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College is set to receive a new electrical substation, paid for in full by the province. According to a release put out by the government, the school’s electrical substation is nearing the end of its lifespan. The work will help avoid unplanned power outages and disruptions to daily campus life. It will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Echo Dale lake open for swimming
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The lake at Echo Dale Regional Park will be opened for public swimming on Friday with more city recreation facilities and restrictions at the Gas City campground expected to be lifted early next week, the city has announced. The swimming lake and change rooms at the park west of Medicine Hat will reopen to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local buses to increase capacity, offer masks to passengers
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat Transit will increase capacity on buses next week and offer masks to passengers, officials announced on Thursday. They also say that 90,000 non-surgical masks have been provided by Alberta Health Services and the city is recommending that passengers use one or their own while travelling. “We want our drivers and passengers to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southwest Saskatchewan bracing for upswing in COVID-19 cases
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New restrictions for care homes in Southwest Saskatchewan have been imposed as health officials brace for an upswing in COVID-19 cases across the region. They come as 31 out of 42 new cases in the province on Thursday were reported in the southernmost health region, which excludes Regina. New protocols to limit outside contact, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 tests available for everyone, but there may be a wait
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Anyone in Alberta can have a COVID-19 test whether they have symptoms or not but it may take a few days. Between July 8 and 14 about 3,000 tests were booked in the south zone that includes Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. A spokesperson for Alberta Health Services says some people with symptoms are upset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes calling for HIVCL audit following ARCHES findings
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Serious mismanagement of taxpayers’ money at a supervised consumption site in Lethbridge has been exposed by government and now a local MLA believes an audit needs to happen in Medicine Hat too. An audit of ARCHES, a not-for-profit organization in Lethbridge that established a SCS in that city, revealed funding misappropriation and non-compliance of ... Read More »
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