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COVID-19: It’s definitely not the flu
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There are still no cases of influenza identified in the whole of Alberta this season. By Dec. 7, in the 2017/2018 season, Alberta had 2,637 lab confirmed cases with 531 people in hospital and six dead. It is important to note that the hospitalized cases for influenza are reported as an accumulating total from ... Read More »
1 responseWomen’s shelter hosting online vigil for Montreal Massacre
By MO CRANKER on December 5th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is remembering the Ecole Polytechnique massacre this weekend and is inviting the community to join. The shelter usually holds a large gathering at the college that features multiple speakers and a moment of silence for the 14 victims of the shooting. Due to the pandemic, the vigil will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pathology tests take different lengths, depending where they’re sent
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade While pathology tests processed in Medicine Hat are being handled in a timely manner, those sent to Calgary are taking longer than usual. Dr. William Taylor, a local dermatologist, says his tests go to Calgary and it has been taking up to two months for results. It has recently come down to about one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weddingstar making sure vulnerable have masks
By MO CRANKER on December 5th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The folks at Weddingstar are doing what they can to help during the pandemic. The businesses is making its way to different organizations around the city to make large mask donations, totalling more than 4,000 given away. “With the mask mandate here we wanted to use our large stock of masks to give back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital lab will only test hospital patients
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 5th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services has issued a request for proposals to transition its laboratory collection services to private contractors and there are also implications for Medicine Hat’s hospital. The transition applies across the province and not only for community collections sites. On-site hospital testing at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital will only be for hospital patients, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yard waste collection yields 600-tonne increase over 2019
By Medicine Hat News on December 4th, 2020
Another year of yard care is in the books, or rather in the bin, according to city solid waste department, which recorded a marked increase in tonnage from yard cart collection in 2020. A jump of more than 600 tonnes from last year is attributed to an increasing number of yard carts, more major yard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s college campus stop comes off transit schedule until March
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city has suspended transit service onto the Medicine Hat College campus until March. The bus used to head north on Southridge Drive, cross over the Trans-Canada Highway, continue on College Avenue and turn left toward a stop on campus. That bus no longer makes that turn but instead continues down College Avenue before ... Read More »
1 responseLocal options available for required COVID-19 travel test
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 4th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There are now two options locally for anyone travelling and needing a COVID-19 test result in order to do so. According to online sources there are nearly 70 countries accepting travellers from Canada, but they require a negative test with results in 24-48 hours of travel. The reasons for travel include business or needing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal COVID relief cash will subsidize day camps at YMCA until the end of March
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
The local YMCA is providing childcare options for school-aged children. Money from the federal government’s COVID-19 emergency community support fund, administered by the United Way, will be used to offset the cost of licensed day camps until March 31. It can mean a savings of up to 60 per cent for families on PD days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Still $2M owed from utility deferrals
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2020
Local utility customers still owe about $2 million from a springtime bill deferral program that ended nearly six months ago, officials confirmed this week. At its height, the City of Medicine Hat’s utility department was carrying unpaid accounts for about 6,900 home and small businesses as part of a provincial moratorium on gas and power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mask bylaw explained
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 3rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A 90-day bylaw requiring mask-use in Medicine Hat should be considered alongside laws against bullying and intimidation, said councillors as well as the head of a group that opposes mandatory masking. The bylaw specifically states that store owners or other members of the general public cannot demand proof of exemptions, though bylaw officers have ... Read More »
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