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Local buses to increase capacity, offer masks to passengers
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat Transit will increase capacity on buses next week and offer masks to passengers, officials announced on Thursday. They also say that 90,000 non-surgical masks have been provided by Alberta Health Services and the city is recommending that passengers use one or their own while travelling. “We want our drivers and passengers to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southwest Saskatchewan bracing for upswing in COVID-19 cases
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New restrictions for care homes in Southwest Saskatchewan have been imposed as health officials brace for an upswing in COVID-19 cases across the region. They come as 31 out of 42 new cases in the province on Thursday were reported in the southernmost health region, which excludes Regina. New protocols to limit outside contact, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 tests available for everyone, but there may be a wait
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Anyone in Alberta can have a COVID-19 test whether they have symptoms or not but it may take a few days. Between July 8 and 14 about 3,000 tests were booked in the south zone that includes Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. A spokesperson for Alberta Health Services says some people with symptoms are upset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat well abandonment effort already approved for $1 million
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 16th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s effort to abandon natural gas wells has already been approved for a total of $1 million from a federal-provincial clean-up fund, and that only represents applications for very preliminary work, according to city officials. That information can forward Wednesday as Alberta government held a press conference to highlight its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BREWD survey highlights various ideas for local economic development
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A survey of business owners done before the coronavirus pandemic highlights some long-bandied about ideas for economic development – ideas that will become the subject of action plans even as the economic outlook is much less clear, say officials. The Business Retention and Expansion Workforce Development (BREWD) survey was launched last summer as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cases spike in SW Saskatchewan
By Medicine Hat News on July 14th, 2020
Positive cases of the coronavirus are spreading in Southwest Saskatchewan, the province’s health authority reported Monday as the number of new cases increased. Thirty-one new cases of COVID-19 infections were reported, following 23 on July 12 and just two on July 11. “Previously reported COVID-19 infections in the Southwest now stretch farther, and there is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal payment for seniors came with a cut-off date
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade That special federal payment for seniors to help with COVID expenses had a cut-off date. A week ago many seniors began receiving a special federal government payment to assist with additional expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are 65 but have not received yours, when exactly you turned 65 could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One Hat pool open, others waiting
By Medicine Hat News on July 11th, 2020
One outdoor pool in Medicine Hat opened to the public on Friday while Echodale Lake is scheduled to open late next week, though two other facilities are facing much longer time on the horizon before they may welcome the public. A decision on the Crestwood Recreation Centre could come “in the fall” and Hill Pool, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DP Energy expanding plans for Medicine Hat solar farm
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A plan to build one of the Canada’s largest solar energy farms on barren land inside Medicine Hat city limits is not only moving forward, but also expanding, the company behind the proposal has told the News. In early 2019, the News revealed that Irish renewable energy firm, DP Energy, was planning to build ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate climbed to 9.8% in June
By Medicine Hat News on July 11th, 2020
Alberta clawed back 90,000 jobs in June as coronavirus restrictions were eased across the province, but the unemployment has remained the same – more than double last year’s rate – as more people such as students entered the workforce, new figures show. Statistics Canada’s release of last month’s job numbers on Friday also show rural ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS responded to 111 mental health calls in May
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 11th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade In May police responded to 111 mental health calls for service. Whether police are the best people to respond to such calls has recently provoked national and international discussion. Insp. Brent Secondiak says Medicine Hat Police Service is also having that conversation. “I think there’s a lot of experts in the field, on both ... Read More »
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