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Brooks artist thanks health care workers with chalk portraits
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade An artist is using her talent to spread a message of gratitude to frontline health care workers in Brooks. Cyrstal Hancock, professional artist, has taken chalk sidewalk drawings to a new level in an endeavour to express thanks to those who are caring for people battling COVID-19. During social distancing we can’t touch them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Borrowing plan not due to possible AIMCo. losses, city says
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant As if watching personal investments circle the drain last month wasn’t enough of a drain, Albertans and especially Medicine Hatters were presented with some more substantial figures this week. The province’s investment agency, AIMCo., reportedly lost $4 billion by continuing to play high-risk strategy last month to grow the value of a $118-billion pile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stay at Home Gala set for May 2
By Medicine Hat News on April 25th, 2020
Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is holding a Stay @ Home Gala on May 2 – called an unprecedented event for unprecedented times. The virtual gala will have national and local entertainment with special guest MacKenzie Porter. The event aims to strengthen the local community’s efforts to manage the results of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta Humane Society raising money with porch pics
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 24th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken It’s perfect weather for the porch, and the Southern Alberta Humane Society is encouraging pets and their owners to get out and capture a moment together in the sunshine. The Paws on the Porch fundraiser kicks off this Saturday and runs through the following Sunday, offering pet owners the chance to get a patio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Being Human Services named a finalist for provincial business award
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2020
Being Human Services has been selected as a finalist for the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction’s small business category. The Hat-based employment training centre announced the nomination in a Tuesday release, stating it is eligible for both the Small Business Award and Alberta’s Best of Business Award of Distinction. “This recognition by the Alberta Chambers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Developers hope to keep plans going
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 24th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company behind a major land development in Medicine Hat says it is confidently moving forward with a subdivision that will be ready for builders this fall. That’s even as the coronavirus pandemic makes operating more difficult and economic confidence is tested – a situation other major developers say will linger into the future ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Day celebrations won’t really work but fireworks show still a go
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2020
Canada Day is not cancelled, but the local committee that organizes the annual mass gathering in Kin Coulee Park says it cannot envision how that can be accomplished just 10 weeks from now under current health orders. Instead, they plan to prepare video compilations of musical acts and activities from over the decades and hope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP fine man $1,200 for breaking Alberta Health order
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2020
Mounties in Brooks issued a $1,200 fine on Wednesday after they say they discovered a young man in that city breaking an Alberta health order to self-quarantine. The 19-year-old was found in Lake Stafford Park about one hour after the RCMP received complaints that a male was loitering near homes and vehicles. The man was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group of volunteers making PPE as fast as it can
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2020
With a COVID-19 outbreak in Brooks and the threat of more cases on the horizon for Medicine Hat, a local volunteer group is trying to ensure personal protective equipment gets in the hands of those who need it. The PPE Medicine Hat Facebook group was created four weeks ago to get more gloves, facemasks and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s mayor watching Brooks COVID outbreak very closely
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 24th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Mayor Ted Clugston says hundreds of people travel back and forth to Brooks on a daily basis and the city is carefully watching the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in that city. At this stage there is no plan to ask those individuals to stop their daily commute and it would be Alberta Health ... Read More »
1 responseAHS discretion used to determine which seniors’ facilities to ramp up testing at
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade After the chief medical officer of health announced last Friday that testing for COVID-19 would expand to asymptomatic residents and staff in continuing care facilities, it has emerged that this is not taking place at all facilities. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health for Alberta, was questioned during Tuesday’s daily briefing about ... Read More »
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