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Cypress 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!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!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!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 »
Be the first to comment!New tests could be here soon
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Pending approval by Health Canada, a new test for COVID-19 could be rolled out by Alberta Health Services in the coming weeks. AHS has partnered with a Canadian company – Spartan Bioscience – for the test kits that can provide COVID-19 test results in less than an hour. A swab is taken from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man with firearm, tent in Police Point Park charged and in custody
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2020
A 26-year-old is in custody after police responded to a man roaming Police Point Park with a firearm Monday evening. Around 6:20 p.m., the Medicine Hat Police Service was notified by an employee of the park’s nature centre that two people who were walking out of the park had advised him that they had seen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councils adapt by streaming
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2020
Local governments across Alberta are conducting business online – broadcasting meetings by video streaming as audiences and even reporters are barred in light of restrictions on the size of public gatherings. Medicine Hat city council held its first regularly scheduled meeting Monday since pandemic protocols were instituted in late March. Tuesday, Cypress County’s elected representatives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visitors to long-term facilities banned
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s chief medical officer has ordered a province-wide ban on visitors to long-term care facilities, licensed group homes and others facilities, to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Under an amended public health order, no visitors will be allowed unless a resident is dying or the visitor is essential for delivering care that cannot be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Almost half of south zone COVID-19 sufferers have recovered so far
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 8th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A total of 10 people in Alberta’s south zone, who had been positive for COVID-19, have now recovered. Of the 22 cases in the zone announced Monday afternoon only 12 are active with the numbers by region as follows: Medicine Hat has had 10 cases and six are still active. Cypress County has one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New support grants out
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 8th, 2020
After 400 contracts and provincial grants for child and family support service agencies were cancelled last fall, new providers have been announced by the Alberta government. In Medicine Hat, the list shows long-serving agencies such as McMan Family Services and Bridges Family programs – which previously held contracts – are joined by Medicine Hat YMCA ... Read More »
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