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Brooks Solar expansion to start in April
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 5th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company behind a two-fold expansion of the Brooks Solar facility has told regulators major construction will kick off in April. Elemental Energy gained approval to build subsequent phases of the 15 megawatt solar array last year. It was the first utility scale plant commissioned in Alberta when it went into service in 2017, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health considering vaccine options, such as drive-thru
By Medicine Hat News on March 5th, 2021
The U.S. has been using a drive-thru option for delivering the COVID vaccine to those who are eligible, and Alberta Health says it is considering this approach. “We are exploring many options, including drive-through sites, for when more vaccines become available,” said a spokesperson for Alberta Health in an emailed response. The News has heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder, extortion trial of Robert Hoefman underway
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 4th, 2021
A Medicine Hat jury heard about a homicide, a duffle-bag full of cash as part of a payoff and threats to kill multiple people during the opening Crown statement in the first-degree murder and extortion trial of Robert Hoefman. Hoefman, 59, is accused of stabbing 63-year-old James Satre to death on Oct. 10, 2017 as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southview Drive sewer fix slated for summer
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Sewer mains will be relined along most of Southview Drive this summer in the final portion of a major multi-year project across the city’s southeast and the first major project of 2021. In a full-presentation to council on Monday, engineering manager Sandra Plank described how the environmental utilities department schedules and determines projects, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Covenant Health’s plans for Riverside School property still undecided
By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2021
Progress on plans for the future of the Riverside School building remains in abeyance, according to its owner. Riverside School welcomed students for the last time in 2017. The property was sold the following year to Covenant Health for $850,000. At that stage a spokesperson for Covenant Health said the property would likely be demolished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HALO air ambulance launches annual fundraising lottery
By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2021
HALO Air Ambulance is launching an annual lottery in partnership with Highline Angus – a commercial cattle company in southern Alberta. The inaugural HALO Cattle er’ Cash Lottery has a grand prize of 20 “Bred Heifers” or $50,000 in cash. There are only 3,000 tickets being sold for $100 each. The proceeds, which are expected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health-care centre outbreak declared in Cardston as well as Lethbridge
By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2021
There are currently two COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities in the South zone, says Alberta Health Services. An outbreak was declared at the Cardston Health Centre on Feb. 25. So far four patients associated with that facility have tested positive for COVID and one death is linked to the outbreak. Visitation at Cardston Health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bitcoin miner Hut 8 seeks to cash in on U.S. flare gas, reaffirms Canadian operation
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Canadian Bitcoin miners are launching plans to profit from methane reduction efforts in the United States, but one with southeast Alberta operations is reiterating dedication to its Canadian base of operations. In late February Hut 8 Data-processing announced a partnership with Validus Power to deploy mobile power generators that would burn waste gas from ... Read More »
1 responseAHS says upgrade to online vaccine booking will improve its capacity
By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2021
The online booking tool for COVID-19 vaccine was temporarily unavailable in the early hours Wednesday morning while the system was upgraded. Alberta Health Services says the upgrade will improve capacity of the online booking tool and make for a more user-friendly system. Telephone access to book an appointment was also affected while the online system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana surpasses 100,000 cases but has given vaccine first dose to 250K
By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2021
Total positive cases of COVID-19 surpassed 100,000 in Montana on Tuesday, about one year since the beginning of the pandemic. At the same point, state health officials say more than a quarter-million vaccine shots had been administered, including about 90,500 as a second dose (considered the point at which the recipient is “fully immune.”) The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College unveils business online program
By Medicine Hat News on March 3rd, 2021
Medicine Hat College has announced a new business online program option. Business programming is now making available more options and flexibility with the launch of a new post-diploma certificate in accounting this fall. This program will make it possible to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce and the Certified Public Accountant designation through MHC. The first ... Read More »
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