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Three hurt in grain elevator fire
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2021
Three people were injured near Brooks on Wednesday as crews fought to extinguish a blaze at a grain elevator. Brooks RCMP, firefighters and utility workers were dispatched the area west of the city at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. A release from the Mounties states three people were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five deaths from Meadowlands outbreak
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 21st, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A COVID outbreak reported at a local seniors’ residence is now linked to five deaths. Meadowlands Retirement Residence in Medicine Hat revealed on Dec. 30 that nine residents had tested positive since the outbreak began on Dec. 19, and sadly two deaths were linked to it. There was also one member of staff who ... Read More »
1 responseEstimates have Medicine Hat up by 346 people to 65,527
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2021
The City of Medicine Hat’s population rose by 346 people in 2020, according to an estimate used by Alberta Municipal Affairs to determine per-capita grants and programming amounts. The government announced that municipal census figures would no longer be considered in the calculations for the 2019-20 budget. This year, the ministry will use its own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two positive COVID cases confirmed at Seven Persons School, isolation protocol underway
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2021
Medicine Hat News There are two positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Seven Persons School. Prairie Rose School Division was notified of a second case at the school on Sunday. Alberta Health Services has notified 24 students and six staff that they are close contacts. One substitute was also deemed a close contact. All close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 4,000 health-care workers have tested positive since COVID arrived
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 21st, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services says 5.5 per cent of health workers who have been tested for COVID-19 have been positive for the virus since the pandemic began. By Jan. 13 a total of 74,538 employees within AHS, Alberta Precision Laboratories and Covenant Health had been tested for COVID-19, and of that number 4,127 were positive. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s possible power plant sale a unique situation: analyst
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 21st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A potential sale of Medicine Hat’s city-owned power plant provides a rare glimpse on how the utility sector is now considering the arrival of green power production, according to some analysts. Others say that while it’s a valuable exercise, it may might not be an issue for years. It’s also an unprecedented look at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council looking into controversial coal proposal
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will consider lending its voice to opposition of a coal mining proposal near the headwaters of the South Saskatchewan river basin. The proposed Grassy Mountain coal mine would be located in the Crowsnest Pass, just north of the town of Blairmore. Mayor Ted Clugston said Monday that the issue has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPCA’s director anticipates a strong 2021 for the organization
By MO CRANKER on January 20th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The new shelter director at the Medicine Hat SPCA is approaching 2021 with optimism. The SPCA hired Tom Carney last April as the pandemic was becoming reality. Since joining the shelter, he says he is doing his best to work with the community and to serve the needs of animals. “I wasn’t around before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City awaits provincial orders on COVID
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Albertans and Hatters can expect “an eventful week” according to city officials regarding health restrictions to battle the coronavirus, while warning against expecting widely relaxed rules. City director of emergency management Merrick Brown told council in an update on Monday that figures of new cases across Alberta and the region are pointing downward, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power plant plebiscite unlikely
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston says council will “take a hard listen” to Hatters views on potentially selling the city-owned power plant, but doesn’t see the potential to hold a plebiscite at next fall’s election or waiting for a new mandate from voters. “We’ve talked about those things, and those things could happen, but it’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South zone COVID hospitalization breakdown
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2021
On Tuesday Alberta Health Services confirmed there were 26 cases of people with COVID-19 in three hospitals across the south zone, and five being treated in ICUs. Of the 26 hospitalized cases there were 17 in Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge and two of them were in ICU. Medicine Hat Regional Hospital had eight patients ... Read More »
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