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Part of Kiwanis River Park Trail closed due to tree
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2020
A portion of the Kiwanis River Park Trail that goes under the Trans-Canada Highway, could be closed for up to a week. The city’s parks and recreation department says a tree came down on the trail and a contractor will be responsible for clearing the tree away. While a crew might commence work on Wednesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council rejects zoning change to convert greenhouse
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 8th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council rejected a zoning change that would have allowed a former flower greenhouse near the TransCanada Highway to be converted to grow cannabis after there was confusion about how, who and if potential odours could be regulated. The proposal, which the developer says would have brought 25 jobs to the city, was questioned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPSA to have more public representation on councils, tribunals and committees
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2020
The provincial government has announced amendments to the Health Professions Act that will require the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to have a higher representation of members of the public on it’s council. CPSA’s councils, hearing tribunals and complaint review committees will have to consist of 50 per cent members of the public. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta allowing nurse practitioners to complete driver medical exams
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The provincial government announced earlier this year it would no longer cover the cost of a driver’s medical exam and it will now allow nurse practitioners to do the exam in addition to family doctors. Driver’s medial exams are required at specific intervals for drivers of a certain age, type of drivers’ licence or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Goodyear gets its Way
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 8th, 2020
A portion of 10th Avenue, N.W. will be renamed “Goodyear Way” to both honour the tire manufacturer’s 60th year of operation in Medicine Hat, as well as provide an address that makes sense on a map. City council approved an administrative committee proposal on Monday night that will see the plant, at present located officially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID affecting younger demographic
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is the impression that the Albertans currently being diagnosed with COVID-19 are a younger demographic. According to the numbers released by Alberta Health on Monday, 21 per cent are between the ages of 40 and 49 years, 20 per cent are 30-to-39 years old, 15 per cent 20-to-29 years of age and 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City hall will reopen July 13
By Mo Cranker on July 7th, 2020
City hall will reopen to the general public on July 13, but on condition that visitors sign a log to accommodate potential need for contact tracing of the coronavirus, or be asked to leave and do their business via other means. City director of emergency management Merrick Brown told council on Monday that as city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of C testing waste water for early signs of COVID-19
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The waste water in a town or city can paint a picture of how active COVID-19 is in that community. It can even help to identify the magnitude of people who have no symptoms of the virus but may be positive. Researchers at the University of Calgary, with funding from the Canadian Institutes of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff’s Bowers keeps reaching new heights in rock-painting initiative
By MO CRANKER on July 7th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It’s been a year of setting goals and blowing past them for Sue Bowers. At the turn of the New Year, Bowers set a goal of painting and hiding 2,020 rocks around the town of Redcliff. She achieved that in May. About a month ago she launched a fundraiser with the Southern Alberta Humane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council opens back up to public
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Holding its first meeting open to the public in more than 100 days, city council drew an in-person crowd on par with non-pandemic times on Monday night. “Nice to see everyone in person,” said Mayor Ted Clugston to start the proceedings at the Esplanade Studio Theatre. About a dozen interested observers sat staggered on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six cases at local seniors residence
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The first COVID-19 death in Medicine Hat was last week, a resident of South Country Village – a seniors residence near the airport, Alberta Health has confirmed. By Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases at this seniors facility was four, including the death. On Monday afternoon Alberta Health said the number had climbed ... Read More »
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