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Local Servus branch donates $5,000 to the Santa Claus Fund
By MO CRANKER on November 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund received a large donation this week, allowing it to bring Christmas to more families in the community. The donation of $5,000 from a local branch of Servus Credit Union will go toward board games, something every family gets when using the SCF. Servus 13th Avenue branch manager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor still hopes to avoid mask bylaw, but it’s close
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Ted Clugston hoped for six months that the public’s adherence to coronavirus guidance would keep infections from rising in Medicine Hat, he told reporters late Monday. But he’s now contemplating his support for a local mask bylaw that he often argued might not be needed. A majority of councillors on Monday asked the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility service fees expected to rise
By Medicine Hat News on November 17th, 2020
Bills for utility service would rise $4.75 per month for the average household in 2021, according to budget amendments outlined at Monday’s city council meeting. The near 2.3 per cent increase is a little more than half the amount originally projected when budgets were passed two years ago, with the pullback attributed to a wage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New online tool available for messaging close contacts of COVID-positive tests
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is a new online tool to automatically send text messages to close contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Anyone in Alberta who gets a positive COVID test result is asked by Alberta Health Services to immediately visit http://www.ahs.ca/closecontacts and click on the COVID-19 “close contact tool” and enter the names ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands of international travellers have taken part in expedited COVID testing project
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A pilot program introduced to avoid the 14-day quarantine period has seen thousands participating. Since Nov. 2 international travellers arriving at Calgary International Airport or returning from the U.S. through the Coutts land border crossing there has been the option of taking a COVID-19 test at those locations. Those taking the test are required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clugston, Barnes say residents shouldn’t need government to keep them safe from COVID-19
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2020
Local and regional political leaders in Medicine Hat are stressing the importance of personal responsibility over harsher government restriction to fight the surge in COVID-19 cases. Speaking Thursday before the Alberta government announced targeted measures in communities that have elevated infection rates, Mayor Ted Clugston said Medicine Hat’s approach has worked. Rates are rising here ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aurora still mum on local plant startup
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 14th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Some work has continued at the Aurora Sun cannabis growing facility in Medicine Hat, but financial releases this week again give no clues about when it could begin operating. They do state however, that no new major spending is planned until the end of the calendar year on the facility that was to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City crews continue clearing the way
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city says the snow clearing challenge this week is the sheer volume that can’t just be pushed aside but must be removed. About 60 cm of snow fell between Saturday night and the early hours of Monday. There was more on Tuesday night. Jeremy Petryshyn, manager of operations for municipal works, said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 watch status for the Hat
By MO CRANKER on November 14th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat is now under watch status, according to Alberta Health Services. The province announced area-specific restrictions on gatherings Thursday aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. Municipalities with 50 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people are marked as purple on a government watch map. Medicine Hat’s case count jumped to 34 Friday, putting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pharmacist sanctioned for unprofessional conduct
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2020
A local pharmacist has been sanctioned by the Alberta College of Pharmacists. A hearing tribunal ordered a four-month suspension and imposed a fine of $3,000 after finding Robert Stadnyk guilty of unprofessional conduct. He is also not allowed to own a pharmacy for a period of three years and is required to inform a future ... Read More »
1 responseHoliday Season lights on the way up around the city
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2020
Crews began installing festive light displays on lamp standards along main routes around the city on Thursday. The weather-dependent schedule states that work will begin throughout the downtown area, then First Street SE, before moving to Maple Avenue, Eighth Street NE, Division Avenue N., Kingsway Avenue and S. Railway. Displays will also go up along ... Read More »
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