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MHC students focus on food waste
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2020
Medicine Hat College students are working on a new initiative to reduce food waste with a project dubbed “Square Root.” It is an initiative of Enactus, an entrepreneurial non-profit that operates at 1,700 post-secondary institutions across the world, and being done in conjunction with Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, which is working on the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coronavirus has no specific treatment or vaccine, but Alberta’s health workers have as much info as they can
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health says there are no specific treatments for coronavirus – currently there is no vaccine – but there are still no confirmed cases of the virus in the province. “There are no specific treatments for coronaviruses, and there is currently no vaccine that protects against coronaviruses,” said Tom McMillan, assistant director of communications ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual ‘Parade of Homes’ coming for Coulee Ridge
By Medicine Hat News on January 29th, 2020
The developer behind a new community in southwest Medicine Hat will offer not only a virtual tour of the community, but of home designs before they are built. A virtual “Parade of Homes” is promised by Enclave Developments for its Coulee Ridge development, which overlooks the Seven Persons west of Southridge Drive. The announcement was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!State of the City: Council remains focused on growth
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 29th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Pledging to stay on “cruise control” with the city budget in “austerity mode,” Mayor Ted Clugston told a gathering of local business, political and social sector leaders that things are not as bad as they may seem at an annual luncheon to discuss the State of the City. “Sometimes it takes outside eyes to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health Canada has not yet seen Alberta panel’s supervised consumption report
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Health Canada says Alberta has not shared with it the findings of a panel’s review of supervised consumption sites. “To date, the government of Alberta has not shared the findings of its report with Health Canada,” said Maryse Durette, spokesperson for Health Canada. “The opioid crisis represents the most serious public health issue in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How to BEST develop kids with special needs
By JEREMY APPEL on January 29th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public School Division’s Behavioural Emotional Support Team has been working with special needs students for the past three years. On Tuesday, six members of the team presented to the board of trustees at this month’s meeting. “More heads are better than one and we’ve been lucky to collaborate with each other and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Massini takes budget talk to public schools
By JEREMY APPEL on January 28th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Crescent Heights High School was the first stop on Medicine Hat Public School Division board chair Rick Massini’s series of town halls regarding the impact of provincial cuts to public education. “Essentially, the purpose of this is to explain our budgeting process a little bit, but more importantly to inform you as to where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta safe from virus to date
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s chief medical officer of health confirmed there are no cases of coronavirus in the province but declined to say how many people have been tested so far. “The important number to know is zero probable, zero confirmed cases,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw. “The number of cases being tested is not an indication of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police make pair of drug busts at residences near schools
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Police conducted two drug busts this past week at residences in close proximity to schools. The two instances were a result of tips from members of the public, which were relayed to the Medicine Hat Police Service Priority Street Crime Unit. On Jan. 23, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Albertans ‘stand with survivors’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day
By JEREMY APPEL on January 28th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Monday marked international Holocaust Remembrance Day, which took on a special significance this year as the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp’s 75th anniversary. Dina Jubrak, an active member of the Hat’s small Jewish community, says the lessons of the Holocaust ought to still resonate today so that we don’t fall into complacency. “What ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International Petroleum Company expanding into southwest Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2020
Suffield block oil and gas producer International Petroleum Company is expanding to southwest Alberta. The Swedish-based global producer is moving to acquire Granite Oil, it announced on Jan. 20, making it the company’s third purchase in the Alberta oilpatch in three years. A release from IPC states adding Granite’s operations in Warner and Cardston counties ... Read More »
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