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JBS Foods earmarks $2M for Brooks pandemic support
By Medicine Hat News on October 23rd, 2020
JBS Foods has set aside $2 million for projects and programs in Brooks to help the community deal with the effects of the pandemic and long-term recovery, the food giant announced Thursday. The company’s packing plant in Brooks was the site of a significant outbreak of the coronavirus last spring and food processing plants across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High student tests positive
By MO CRANKER on October 23rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a student at Medicine Hat High School. Medicine Hat Public School Division found out about the case Wednesday evening and sent out a release Thursday morning informing parents, guardians and staff. A total of 29 students and staff are now self isolating. The date people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter storm brings in less than ideal road conditions
By Medicine Hat News on October 22nd, 2020
A winter storm led to harrowing driving conditions throughout southern Alberta and Saskatchewan on Tuesday afternoon. Heavy snow began falling in Medicine Hat at noon as a storm system blew into the region after snow fall warnings were issued late Monday. By mid-afternoon, city police closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Redcliff and First Street SW ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home Lotto out, $100K cash prize in
By MO CRANKER on October 22nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club is changing things up this year. Instead of holding the annual Home Lotto, the group is hosting a Big Bag of Cash draw, which will grant one lucky Hatter $100,000. “The main reason we’re doing the Big Bag of Cash is because of COVID-19 protocols,” said co-chair Steven Pudwell. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College, city, chamber team up on vitality project
By MO CRANKER on October 21st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College, the City of Medicine Hat and the local Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to create a Regional Vitality Planning Project Collaboration. “We’re really excited to be a part of this,” said MHC president Kevin Shufflebotham. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what comes out of it, and how the college ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana passes Alberta for total COVID cases despite being four times smaller
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2020
Montana’s total number of COVID-19 cases has shot past Alberta’s, despite the state having less than one quarter the population. State health officials announced that a steep rise in new cases over the last month, including a near-record 706 on Tuesday, has brought the total number of infections to just under 24,100. That is about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta issued snowfall warning from border to border
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2020
A snowfall warning has been issued for the southernmost areas of Alberta, including Foremost and portions of Cypress County. Environment Canada predicts that up to four inches of snow could fall by the end of the day Wednesday, with the heaviest accumulations in the Cypress Hills and on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Habitat for Humanity Medicine Hat to break ground on its first home build since 2012
By Alberta Newspaper Group on October 21st, 2020
Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta-Medicine Hat Chapter will officially break ground Friday on its first build since 2012. “Since 2018 we have been recruiting families, which was a difficult process,” said Annette Fahselt-Andreas, Medicine Hat Chapter’s construction chair. “We had the highest intake out of any other area as for people applying. We finally qualified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One of four weekend COVID deaths was in South zone
By Medicine Hat News on October 20th, 2020
There have been four deaths reportedly linked to COVID-19 in the province over the weekend and one of those is in this region. Alberta Health reported on Monday that there had been a COVID-19 death in Lethbridge County, where there are currently 25 active cases. Lethbridge itself now has 134 active cases. Across the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online program being offered free of charge to sufferers of chronic pain
By Medicine Hat News on October 20th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is providing a free online program for those with chronic pain. The Alberta Healthy Living Program is offering this and other health education workshops via Zoom, an online video communication app. The workshops are led by AHS staff and volunteers. It is an opportunity to meet others online with similar health experiences. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway 3 twinning group ramps up efforts for full stretch
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2020
With one stretch of Highway 3 approved for twinning, efforts are underway to convince the provincial government to expand the project. The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association said Wednesday it is urging the Alberta government to fund four other sections of the highway. The association wants four specific stretches of the highway to be twinned ... Read More »
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