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Alberta will no longer cover non-urgent out-of-country health care
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2020
The provincial government will no longer be covering out-of-country health care if it is non-urgent. Effective April 1, Albertans travelling in another country will no longer be covered for elective, non-urgent health services and routine lab tests. Currently only Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador provide out-of-country coverage for elective, non-urgent health services. For “emergency health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC’s new vice president academic unafraid of job-oriented programming
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2020
Medicine Hat College has hired a new vice president academic. Vicky Roy is leaving her position as the associate dean of marketing management programs at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver to take up her post at MHC. She has a PhD in education technologies and Master of Business Administration, both of which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Road repairs today, weather permitting
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2020
Road repairs will be taking place on Dunmore Road today – possibly restricting traffic flow. Some asphalt patching near the intersection of 22nd Street SE and Dunmore Road will take place. Motorists are reminded to be mindful of crews in the area, slow down and obey traffic signs. The work being accomplished today does depend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel precautions urged over COVID-19 virus
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 27th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta travellers returning from five countries in addition to China are required to take specific precautions to protect against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “Going forward we are expanding our testing protocol to include the following areas in addition to China,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health. “Hong Kong, Singapore, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ash Wednesday, Pink Shirt Day provide synergistic mash-up
By JEREMY APPEL on February 27th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel This year, Ash Wednesday fell on the same date as Pink Shirt Day, which the separate school board’s religious studies co-ordinator says provides an instructive intersection between the sacred and secular. Students arrived at Medicine Hat Catholic schools Wednesday in their pink shirts while also getting their foreheads marked with ash crosses for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Career paths galore at MHC job fair
By JEREMY APPEL on February 27th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College hosted its annual job fair Wednesday, providing students and the general public an opportunity to see the different career paths available in the region. Shelly Drefs, MHC’s career services assistant, says students aren’t always aware of the breadth of career opportunities available to them once they graduate. For example, many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ready to adjust to another budget
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 27th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City administrators may need to adjust to a second provincial budget in four months following the tabling today of the Alberta government’s financial plan for the coming year. The 2020-21 provincial budget will be presented this afternoon by Finance Minister Travis Toews, who last fall brought in a hard-line budget to arrest program costs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JBS beef-processing plant in Brooks named a ‘sustainable producer’
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2020
The JBS Canada beef-processing plant in Brooks has passed an audit to become a “sustainable producer,” the Canadian Roundtable of Sustainable Beef has announced. One of the largest processors in the county, JBS helped form the effort, and this third-party audit of its huge plant near Brooks shows its meeting commitments to use modern, lower-impact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FNMI supports getting real results in schools
By JEREMY APPEL on February 26th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Trustees heard a presentation on the various supports offered to First Nations, Métis and Inuit students in the Medicine Hat Public School Division at its Tuesday meeting. FNMI co-ordinator Darrell Willier and FNMI support worker Shirley Boomer joined associate superintendent for inclusivity Corey Sadlemyer to bring the board up to speed on their work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proper funding needed to tackle elder abuse
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 26th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local group is calling for sustainable funding to fully address elder abuse in the community. Shantel Ottenbreit, community resource worker with the city, says good work is being done to build local awareness, but funding is needed for an organization to take on the responsibility and provide a case worker. “In our community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local hotel among properties on pending tax auction list
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 26th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A well-known hotel in the city tops the list of properties that could move to a tax auction sale next month, though the owners say new investors are ready to bring tax arrears up to date and avoid the process. That is the common run-of-events at the annual exercise that municipalities use when payments ... Read More »
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