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Christmas bird count went ahead, results coming soon
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 2nd, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is one annual event that was not affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The annual Christmas bird count took place Dec. 20 and results of the findings are being tabulated. Corlaine Gardner, Medicine Hat Interpretive Program, says that there were “dozens of bird watchers” assigned specific territories to monitor and record what they saw. Others ... Read More »
1 responseFrontline workers named 2020 Persons of the Year
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 2nd, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade When the COVID-19 lockdown happened in March most people went home, but frontline workers went to work in difficult circumstances making them more than worthy of the title “persons of the year.” Hospital staff, carers in seniors’ residences, those working in grocery and drug stores, teachers and police faced new challenges with a heightened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Nowhere we’d rather be’: Couple welcomes baby on New Year’s Eve
By Mo Cranker on January 1st, 2021
Mo Cranker@mocranker Regan Bartsoff and Toni Deis had a New Year’s Eve that they will remember for the rest of their lives. The couple spent the night at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital after welcoming their daughter into the world. Sydney Quinn Bartsoff arrived Thursday at 4:35 a.m. She weighs five pounds and nine ounces. She ... Read More »
1 responseTwo individuals from Meadowlands Retirement Residence pass away from COVID-19
By Mo Cranker on January 1st, 2021
Medicine Hat News Two individuals from Meadowlands Retirement Residence have died from COVID-19 during an outbreak that began two weeks ago. Revera, the organization that runs Meadowlands, sent out a press release on Dec. 30 confirming the two deaths during an outbreak that began on Dec. 19. There have been nine total cases among residents ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID wasn’t the only issue 2020 brought
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 31st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade If you thought COVID was the only major health and seniors related issue in 2020 – think again. It was a year full of major changes, or at least the first rumblings of changes to come. Alberta Health Services announced it would lay off more than 5,100 people across the province. It is still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman is Alberta’s first LTC resident to receive vaccine
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 31st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Premier Jason Kenney announced on Twitter that a woman at a seniors’ residence in Medicine Hat received the COVID vaccine on Wednesday. “Alberta has just given our 1st long-term care resident the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Sheila is a resident at Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat. She was once an avid dancer until a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1971 Challenger worth $75,000 stolen from garage in Ross Glen
By Medicine Hat News on December 30th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service report that a vehicle was recently stolen from the garage of a home in town. Between Dec. 14 and Dec. 26 someone broke into a garage in the Ross Glen area and stole a lime green 1971 Dodge Challenger, with an Alberta licence plate CCT-9947. Police say the vehicle has a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas tree drop-off locations open until end of January
By MO CRANKER on December 30th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Now that the Holidays are over people are going to need to dispose of their Christmas trees this winter. The City of Medicine Hat has three tree disposal locations up around the city and they are open until the end of January. The locations are at 240 Kipling St. SE, 172 Altawana Dr. NE ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police enjoy Christmas without many service calls
By Medicine Hat News on December 30th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service reports that it was a very quiet Christmas. Staff Sgt. Jason Graham says there was nothing major going on and in fact it was “eerily quiet.” “Christmas was good for us. We weren’t overly busy, everybody was behaving,” said Graham. “We didn’t have anything out of the ordinary and nothing major ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police station open to public again after windows smashed last week
By Medicine Hat News on December 30th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Police Service building is once again open for public access. A week ago a number of ground floor windows were smashed and public access had to be temporarily suspended. Early on the morning of Dec. 23, a 30-year-old male outside the building used a hammer to smash the windows at the entrance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada wasn’t worried when COVID surfaced
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 30th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The first reports of a pneumonia-like virus in China were just starting to emerge across the world a year ago. Wuhan hospital notified the centre for disease control on Dec. 27, 2019 of a “cluster” of pneumonia cases in that city, which is the capital of Hubei province in China. There is one report ... Read More »
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