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Semi driver faces charges in highway collision that claimed child’s life
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2020
A semi-truck driver has been charged with dangerous driving causing death stemming from a crash this summer near Oyen that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy. Three other members of a family were injured when their SUV collided with a tractor trailer on Highway 9 near Range Road 60, on Aug. 7, 2019. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supervised consumption panel says it looked at Portugal’s method of decriminalization
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 30th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta has taken a look at the way Portugal addressed its issues with drug addiction over the past two decades. “The SCS (supervised consumption site) Review Committee examined a wide range of evidence and strategies, including the Portuguese model, as part of its work,” said Kassandra Kitz, press secretary for the associate ministry of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No chance for city supervised consumption funds: mayor
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 30th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The mayor says it’s not the responsibility of the city to address the needs of people in the downtown core that were going to be serviced by a supervised consumption site. “This is health care and a provincial issue. I would suspect that this city council wouldn’t give a dime and rightly so,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations open for annual Alberta Order of Excellence call
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2020
Nominations for the province’s highest honour are now open until the middle of February. Each year the Alberta Order of Excellence announces new members who have provided lasting contributions to the province through “outstanding and distinguished” service. Local members include former MLA and cabinet minister Jim Horsman, artist Jim Marshall, city alderman and civic booster ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fentanyl among drugs seized in ALERT bust
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2020
Three people have been arrested and $30,000 worth of drugs seized after ALERT wrapped up a two-month investigation over the past couple weeks. The arrests were made Jan. 10 and 24 in Medicine Hat. The suspects are accused of being part of a network transporting drugs from Calgary and distributing them in southeastern Alberta. Investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!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!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 »
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