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Community support phone line closed for the weekend but back to normal Monday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 11th, 2020
A community support telephone line for resident’s inquiries was closed on Friday for the holiday, but will reopen on Monday, April 13, at 9 a.m., the city has announced. The line, accessible at 403-529-8106, typically operates on weekdays from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. A listing of information by topic is available on the city’s website ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta’s COVID-19 numbers broken down
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 11th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade At this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Alberta 6.7 per cent of those who have tested positive are being hospitalized, according to the data released by Alberta Health on Wednesday. The data says 2.2 per cent end up in ICU and 2 per cent die. The majority of positive cases, 254, are in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Easter-egg kits available through Police Point Park
By Medicine Hat News on April 11th, 2020
The chicks and bunnies are self-isolating for the time being, but the Police Point Nature Centre is offering another mainstay of its Easter weekend festivities to Hatters for home use this weekend. Kits for decorating Ukrainian-style Easter eggs are being offered for purchase via telephone and pick-up from the centre in the morning to mid-afternoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment rises in wake of isolation
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Unemployment jumped by almost two per cent across Alberta in March as jobs were shed and the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic response began to hit home, assuring the new figures for the month released late this week. Specific to rural southern Alberta and the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region, the jobless rate moved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City closes outdoor play areas
By Medicine Hat News on April 11th, 2020
Medicine Hat News The City of Medicine Hat has closed all outdoor play structures in parks and school playgrounds, effective immediately. “There has been a lot of confusion in the community related to mass gatherings and the use of outdoor spaces,” Merrick Brown, director of emergency management, said in a statement. “As preventative measures continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elkwater Hurrerite Colony adapting to restrictions
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic poses some unique challenges in a Hutterite Colony, but in Elkwater they have found solutions. Mike Hofer, farm manager for the Elkwater Hutterite Colony, says the usual practise of everyone eating together in one big dining area has stopped. Each family now eats on its own. The colony ... Read More »
1 responseCypress runoff higher, flooding possible
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Runoff from the prairie snowpack and the Cypress Hills will be 50 to 100 per cent higher than a typical year, Alberta Environment states in its recent monthly outlook. The Alberta plains runoff estimates show levels well above normal for almost all of Southeast Alberta, as of mid-March. On Tuesday in Montana, the National Weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College looks to build on job placement relations
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
Medicine Hat College is examining the possibility of enhancing collaboration with A&H Steel, including potential scholarships, job placements and on-campus instruction. Students in MHC’s built environment engineering technology program had a one-day workshop that allowed them to work alongside professionals in their field when four A&H employees visited campus back in February to teach them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Congregating online: Churches get ready to celebrate Easter amid unique circumstances
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant With church services and public gatherings restricted, religious leaders in Medicine Hat say their members are accepting and even thriving in new online environments, but all are praying for times they can join together again in person. Thursday begins the culmination on Easter or Holy Week – the most important time on the Christian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service groups step up to help
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local service clubs are echoing a call of solidarity from their respective international leadership to help communities weather the storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The heads of global organizations of the Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimists and Lions clubs issued a joint letter Tuesday stating their combined 3.2 million members are dedicated to helping out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather delays seeding for farmers
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Farmers say the planting season is up to three weeks behind schedule thanks to colder temperatures and snow still on the ground. Cory Nelson, who farms near Burdett, says this is the week he would traditionally be seeding but he is now aiming for April 20 to 25. Mike Hofer, farm manager for the ... Read More »
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