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Alberta plans to ramp up efforts on rapid testing
By Medicine Hat News on February 12th, 2021
This week the provincial government announced the expansion of rapid COVID-19 testing that can give results within about 15 minutes. All operators of long-term care and designated supportive living facilities will be required to set up a program to test staff at least once per week, and the Alberta government will provide the testing kits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting online meet with community leaders
By MO CRANKER on February 12th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College will virtually host local leaders this morning to talk regional vitality. The 90-min conversation begins at 9 a.m. There are limited tickets available and can be found on eventbrite.ca. Regional vitality planning project manager Christie Wilson says the meeting will play host to a number of important conversations. “This is going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA will offer limited programs
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
The YMCA in Medicine Hat is announcing how it plans to offer programming as health restrictions change. It will offer one-on-one dry-land and swimming lessons to those who register as well as reduced membership fee while centres remain generally closed due to restrictions. CEO Sharon Hayward said in a release the offers are a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No variant cases in South zone yet
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
There are 120 variant cases of COVID-19 in Alberta but none in the South zone yet, according to online data from Alberta Health. Calgary zone has 58 cases, Edmonton 43 and Central zone 19. Several of the variant cases were identified from samples collected through the border pilot program at Calgary International airport that started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County to open Welcome Centre
By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 11th, 2021
Cypress County will be keeping the doors open at the now former Walsh Visitors Information Centre under a new name starting in May. The Cypress County Welcome Centre will be opened after the province decided in early 2020 not to operate the Visitors Information Centre in the small border hamlet. The centre attracts 20,000 visitors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Subsidy program available to assist with suicide bereavement counselling
By Medicine Hat News on February 11th, 2021
A subsidy program has been announced to assist southeastern Albertans with suicide bereavement counselling. The Canadian Mental Health Association of Alberta Southeast Region says the program provides support for family members and friends who have suffered a loss due to a death by suicide. The funding was provided through Alberta Ministry of Health to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana hit harder by COVID but able to vaccinated faster than northern neighbours
By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021
Montana, which compared to Alberta has recorded four times as many COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita, has now vaccinated four times more people in a similar comparison. State public health officials said Tuesday that 144,300 doses had been administered to the state’s 1 million residents, and 39,800 people are now considered fully immunized. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International Petroleum meets year-end projections despite bumpy road in 2020
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant International Petroleum Corp. wound up meeting original year-end production targets in 2020, and remained cash positive in a rocky year that saw curtailments and plunging revenue as oil prices were rocked in the spring. The global producer, with major operations centred at Suffield, said Tuesday in its year-end financial report it is maintaining discipline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power plant’s future will be election issue
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City utility and elected officials say they hope to form a better relationship with ratepayers alongside a choice to halt major decisions on the power plant until after the fall election. One vocal opponent of a sale says the future of the utility will almost certainly become a ballot box issue. “I don’t think ... Read More »
2 responsesFeds give more than $1M to regional community foundations
By MO CRANKER on February 10th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Community Foundations in southern Alberta will share more than $1 million in federal funding announced Tuesday. Multiple Community Foundation offices will share $1,267,320 to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19. “I was in a Zoom call today about this funding and we were talking about how our communities are struggling through COVID,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre offers membership refunds; new operator will keep name the same
By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2021
The latest monthly edition of the Veiner Centre news is offering to reimburse Veiner Centre memberships for those who request this. Anyone wanting a refund should call the Veiner Centre, 403-529-8307. A contract to operate the Veiner Centre and Strathcona Centres was recently awarded by the city to Calgary-bases Kerby Centre, which had the only ... Read More »
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