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Diligence urged as local cases plateau
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local emergency officials say Medicine Hatters should be proud their actions are slowing down the local spread of the coronavirus, but vigilance is needed to avoid a repeat of rising caseloads. Merrick Brown also said that a provincewide mask mandate would likely align with local bylaw, and both are enforceable. Overall, he said Hatters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP search for bulls that got away
By Medicine Hat News on December 8th, 2020
The Redcliff RCMP are searching for two bulls that got away from a cattle hauler accident that occurred west of the town on Sunday. The truck hauling more than 30 bulls was on its side in the ditch when officials from Cypress County’s Box Springs Fire Department attended the scene. Livestock were transferred to area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ShopYXH launches as one-stop shop
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade You can now support a wide range of local businesses by shopping online in one easy location. The new online platform, ShopYXH, went live Monday, featuring 36 businesses with 1,796 products – and more is on the way. “It’s a one-stop shop to buy local,” said Kelli Ireland, a marketing specialist with Invest Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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