July 18th, 2025

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Internal report paints ARCHES as ‘toxic’

By TIM KALINOWSKI on July 9th, 2020

tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com@TimKalHerald A copy of an internal report on ARCHES from local consultant Collaborative Strategies Business Consulting and Empowerment Solutions – and obtained on Wednesday by The Herald, in wake of a provincial government audit of the organization announced earlier this year – paints a picture of a dysfunctional workplace setting, with multiple employees feeling the ... Read More »

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Five new cases of COVID-19 reported in Hill County

By Medicine Hat News on July 9th, 2020

Cases of the COVID-19 have risen in Hill County, Mont., which includes Havre, days after the area recorded its first new case in months. Five new cases appear on the state’s Coronavirus tracking map for the county that sits across the U.S.-Canada border from Cypress County, Alta. They include three teenagers and two men, aged ... Read More »

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Environmental 360 Solutions acquires Waste Watchers

By Medicine Hat News on July 9th, 2020

A waste management company that arrived in Medicine Hat originally to handle the municipal curbside recycling pickup has now purchased a substantial foothold in the construction waste sector. Environmental 360 Solutions acquired Waste Watchers, a locally based family owned service that specializes in bin delivery, pickup and disposal as well as commercial contracts. “Waste Watchers ... Read More »

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City hall set to re-open Monday

By COLLIN GALLANT on July 8th, 2020

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City hall will re-open to the general public on July 13, but on the 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 ... Read More »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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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Montana’s Hill County reports second case of COVID-19

By Medicine Hat News on July 7th, 2020

A second case of the Coronavirus has been reported in Hill County, Montana, the county that surrounds the town of Havre. Health officials there reported that a women in her 30s has reported positive for the respiratory disease. Statewide, 37 new cases were recorded on Monday, bringing the total to 1,249 in the state that ... Read More »

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AHS confirms sixth positive COVID-19 case at South Country Village

By Gillian Slade on July 6th, 2020

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 to ... Read More »

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