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Winter carnivale festivities wrap up at Ecole Connaught
By JEREMY APPEL on February 1st, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel For the past couple weeks, Ecole Connaught has hosted festivities for winter carnivale, in keeping with its mandate of immersing students in French Canadian culture. The programming, which wrapped up Friday, included a variety of winter activities, from making maple syrup snow candies to cardboard ski races and, of course, appearances by le Bonhomme ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abandoned slushee leads police to suspects who were both already in jail
By JEREMY APPEL on January 31st, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Redcliff RCMP have arrested two men in relation to an incident on New Year’s Day thanks to the help of a left-behind slushee. Around 5 a.m. on Jan. 1, the traffic unit attempted to make a stop on a vehicle driving in the industrial area without its lights on, but the vehicle fled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Covenant Health secretary fined $3K for accessing personal records
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
Someone who used to work for Covenant Health pleaded guilty last week to knowingly accessing health information in contravention of the Health Information Act. Amanda Vandenberg admitted to illegally accessing the health records of 16 individuals on 465 occasions. This took place at the Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton, where she was employed as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capped power spikes in popularity
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 31st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City utility officials say they’ve seen a 1,700 per cent increase in customers who have signed up for a set power rate since a provincial cap of consumer electricity prices was removed two months ago. The program has been offered by the publicly owned utility company since 2012, but only about 100 customers took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Wheat Commission has a new chair following Gary Stanford retirement
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
The Alberta Wheat Commission has a new chair as longtime leader Gary Stanford retired following the annual general meeting on Wednesday in Edmonton. Former regional director Todd Hames takes over as chair of the producer group that was founded in 2012 with Magrath-area farmer Stanford as a founding member of the board. “I’ve really enjoyed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global emergency declared over coronavirus
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 31st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health says the risk of exposure to coronavirus in the province is low, even though the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency on Thursday. “The risk is low but we are prepared,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health on Thursday afternoon at a press conference. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abandoned well ratio no longer published by AER
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 31st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A rating used to determine an oil and gas company’s ability to properly abandon its wells is no longer being published by Alberta regulators, who say a new calculation is being developed of wider changes due this winter. The Alberta Energy Regulator says removing individual company’s ratings from its public website has been done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP seek ‘suspicious’ person after bus stop incident
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
The Brooks RCMP are on the lookout for a suspicious person after an incident Wednesday morning. Police responded to a young student’s complaint of a suspicious individual at the bus stop outside the JBS Centre in Brooks. The student, a young girl, reported that a male in a truck had done a U-turn after passing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another south zone death brings flu fatality total to 20
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
One additional influenza related death has been reported for the south zone in the latest numbers released by Alberta Health Services. The total number of laboratory confirmed flu-related deaths for the province now stands at 20. The data covers the period from Aug. 25, 2019. More than 4,700 people have been laboratory confirmed with influenza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing society celebrates 50 years with new look
By MO CRANKER on January 31st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Community Housing Society is celebrating 50 years in the community. The group held an open house event Thursday, inviting community members into its building to share news on rebranding and about an updated website. “We’re excited to show off our new brand and our new website,” said chief administrative officer Robin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence lawyer makes brief court appearance on behalf of former CCDA head Wayne Smith
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
A former executive director of the City Centre Development Agency facing child pornography charges had a brief appearance Thursday in provincial court. Wayne Smith didn’t appear in court himself, but was represented by defence counsel Greg White. White adjourned matters to Feb. 27, telling court a “resolution” is in the works. Smith was arrested in ... Read More »
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