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Community Housing Society has measures in place for homeless dealing with isolation
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 18th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Three people experiencing homelessness in the community are currently required to isolate, and Medicine Hat Community Housing Society has put measures in place to make this possible. None of the three have tested positive for COVID. “At this time, we have no confirmed COVID positive cases amongst our homeless population. People are required to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Town of Redcliff outlines unusual expenses from COVID-19 as provincial program will reimburse
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Unpaid taxes, computer upgrades for remote meetings and lower recreation revenue account for most of the Town of Redcliff’s COVID operating costs that could be recovered through a provincial municipal aid program. The Municipal Operating Support Transfer was set up this fall on a per-capita basis to help municipalities absorb unusual operating costs related to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s State of the City address will be held online Jan. 26
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
The 2021 State of the City address by Mayor Ted Clugston will be held online next month. Organizers began promoting the event Tuesday ahead of the Jan. 26 event. It will be presented virtually over Zoom, and there will be no admission charge for the event that typically takes place in the ballroom of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS reminds of mental health support services as pandemic continues
By Medicine Hat News on December 17th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is touting a wide range of supports to help people through the pandemic and uncertain times. If you are in crisis, contact your health-care professional or call 911 if it’s an emergency. Throughout the South zone there are specific supports available: Addiction and mental health community clinics are available to help children, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL delays season start indefinitely
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 16th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Western Hockey League’s waiting game met another speed bump Tuesday with the announcement that it is no longer targeting a Jan. 8 return to play due to public health restrictions across Western Canada and the northwest U.S. The league initially planned to start its season on Oct. 2, however that date was pushed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS launching online chronic pain program
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
An online program will be launched next month by Alberta Health Services to help those dealing with chronic pain. The program, called Explain Pain, is a series of seven classes provided free of charge via Zoom. It is appropriate for adults who have been experiencing chronic pain for three months or longer. The online classes ... Read More »
1 responseSask. moves into second phase of well abandonment program
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
Saskatchewan has launched a second $200-million phase of a program to help properly abandon inactive oil and gas wells. The new, larger phase follows a $100-million funding envelop that was awarded to well licensees this summer towards work to properly retire low-economic wells and reduce liabilities. In April, Ottawa allocated $1.8 billion for inactive well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More court proceedings going online due to COVID-19
By Medicine Hat News on December 16th, 2020
Alberta courts are putting more services online as new health restrictions lower occupancy at courthouses across the province. Provincial Court will also not deal with traffic matters in person, will adjourn all pending low-complexity, out-of-custody trials until the new year, and run criminal dockets at regional court centres, such as Medicine Hat, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Occupants injured in weekend T-bone collision, charges pending for one driver
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
A motor vehicle collision on Saturday resulted in injuries. At about 1:35 p.m. a Toyota Rav4 was travelling south on Carry Drive when a Mercedes Benz GLC that was going east on Calder Road failed to yield, resulting in a T-bone collision, says a Medicine Hat Police Service report. The people in the Rav4 had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina Pipeline relaunches capital spending in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on December 15th, 2020
Pembina Pipeline will restart a substantial capital program at its straddle plant in Cypress County that was paused earlier this year along with another major pipeline project. In its 2021 capital guidance released Monday, the company said it will move ahead with the two projects that were deferred as this energy sector was rocked by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word yet on when COVID vaccine will be available in South zone
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 15th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The initial doses of COVID vaccine are being administered in Calgary and Edmonton but it remains unclear what the timing is for access in the south zone and Medicine Hat. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the first 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had arrived in the province and were in eight of the ... Read More »
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