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City council looking into controversial coal proposal
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat city council will consider lending its voice to opposition of a coal mining proposal near the headwaters of the South Saskatchewan river basin. The proposed Grassy Mountain coal mine would be located in the Crowsnest Pass, just north of the town of Blairmore. Mayor Ted Clugston said Monday that the issue has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City awaits provincial orders on COVID
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Albertans and Hatters can expect “an eventful week” according to city officials regarding health restrictions to battle the coronavirus, while warning against expecting widely relaxed rules. City director of emergency management Merrick Brown told council in an update on Monday that figures of new cases across Alberta and the region are pointing downward, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta public urged to seek needed care as more than 2,000 cancers went undiagnosed during pandemic
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 20th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services is urging Albertans not to ignore symptoms of illness after data shows serious issues have been allowed to develop during the pandemic. Dr. Doug Stewart, medical oncologist with AHS, says cancer rates typically go up slightly each year, but since the pandemic started undiagnosed numbers are way up. “… our data ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South zone COVID hospitalization breakdown
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2021
On Tuesday Alberta Health Services confirmed there were 26 cases of people with COVID-19 in three hospitals across the south zone, and five being treated in ICUs. Of the 26 hospitalized cases there were 17 in Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge and two of them were in ICU. Medicine Hat Regional Hospital had eight patients ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elder abuse more complex, harder to track
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 20th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The number of reported cases of elder abuse over the past year is similar to other years, but that could be just the tip of the iceberg. Shantel Ottenbreit, community resource worker for the city, says the fact that many have made the extra effort to reach out during the difficult circumstances of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS hosting free online session regarding screen time for children
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2021
Alberta Health Services is hosting a free online session to help parents set limits on screen time for children. AHS says the information session is for parents, caregivers and influencers of children and youth to learn how to help youth safely navigate the online world. Who’s In the Driver’s Seat? Finding Balance in our Family’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP seek suspects in string of graffiti
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2021
Mounties in Brooks are tracking down taggers who have gone on a graffiti spree this month. The detachment announced Monday it is looking for those responsible for spray painting a number of businesses in the city with crude references to feminine hygiene products, animals as well as “U.S.A.,” and “C.I.A.” Officials say the vandalism, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCDA’s future will have to wait
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 19th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The seemingly age-old question about what to do to improve the City Centre Development Agency will have to wait another two weeks for an answer. But, the parties involved in an hour-long public hearing and council debate on Monday aren’t sure about what will come forward at that time. The annual issue of passing ... Read More »
1 responseSalons swamped on day one of reopening
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 19th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade About 10 days ago hairstylists demonstrated locally about COVID restrictions that had forced them to close, but on Monday they were open for business once more. Paul Hemsing, an owner of Salon Purity in Crescent Heights who had helped to organize the protest, said he was “excited” to be back on the job. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FLC to do maintenance before reopen
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2021
The parks and recreation department will move up maintenance projects at the Family Leisure Centre to have them complete before the facility is allowed to reopen. The north-side facility is typically closed a few weeks each summer so crews can drain the pool, re-grout tiles, replace pipes and perform mechanical work. That will take place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes went to Saskatchewan in December for business meetings
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2021
Drew Barnes MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat told media that he travelled to Saskatchewan in December. He is reported to have stated that on Dec. 14 he drove on his own to Saskatchewan to meet two business associates individually. He returned the next morning having observed social distancing, the hygiene protocols and health guidelines of each ... Read More »
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