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Routine changes show up in utility consumption data
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade You might say people’s routines have been a little different this April compared to last, and the city says that has had an impact on how much water and power we consumed. During the COVID-19 pandemic and isolation, more people are cooking at home and children are baking as part of their daily education ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loans made available to utility providers
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new provincial bill would provide loans to utility providers to help them carry the cost of deferred power and gas bills during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Bill 14 was introduced late Wednesday as the legislature resumed sitting in Edmonton, and would provide more than $300 million in loans to ... Read More »
2 responsesCOVID-19 Wednesday, May 6 update
By Sean Rooney on May 6th, 2020
After four straight days of reductions in daily COVID-19 case counts, Alberta saw a slight uptick Wednesday with 70 new cases plus six deaths attributed to the virus. Alberta Health statistics show 15 of those new cases are in Brooks. Totals are now 5,963 for the province, 1,020 of those in Brooks and 33 in ... Read More »
1 responseStill a low hospitalization rate in the south
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As of Tuesday morning… The number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in the south zone but the hospitalization rate remains low. Alberta Health Services says there were five COVID-19 patients in Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Monday and three of those within the ICU. There was only one other hospitalization in the south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local resident wants to see Service Canada offices reopened after struggling to get help
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local resident says after hours on the phone trying to reach an agent it is time for Service Canada’s regional offices to reopen with Plexiglas barriers like banks and groceries stores have done to keep staff and public safe. Garry Schmidt applied for Employment Insurance on March 17 but there have been problems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two cases linked to Costco but not considered an outbreak
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health has confirmed there are two positive cases of COVID-19 linked to Costco in Medicine Hat. “Health officials have taken swift action to protect the public and limit the spread. AHS has isolated the positive cases, is undertaking contact tracing, and currently investigating possible sources of transmission and any epidemiological links,” said Tom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Businesses anxious to take city up on support
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 6th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Interest is high in potential grants from a city fund to support and bolster the small business sector as the economy relaunches from pandemic restrictions. But, business operators and entrepreneurs will have to wait until the parameters are set by the city to find out more details about the program paid for by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six south zone deaths were all in Brooks, with four at seniors’ home
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As of Tuesday morning… There have now been six deaths related to COVID-19 in the south zone with the majority linked to a seniors’ residence, and all in Brooks. “There have been four deaths at AgeCare Sunrise Gardens,” said Tom McMillan, assistant director communications Alberta Health. The other two deaths are also from Brooks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province announces local TCH projects
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 6th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The Trans-Canada Bridge in Medicine Hat will be resurfaced and the Alberta Transportation will begin a multi-phased remaking of the highway 1 and 3 interchange this summer as it looks to add capital projects to stabilize economic activity. Both projects – long discussed but left on the shelf since early last decade – were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s COVID-19 Alberta update
By Sean Rooney on May 5th, 2020
It was another slow day for COVID-19 cases in Alberta, with only 57 new cases announced including none in Medicine Hat and seven in Brooks. Meanwhile, the province announced it’s going to double testing capacity to more than 16,000 per day by June, at a cost of $4.5 million. Brooks now has 1,005 cases of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daffodils bloom along the highway
By Medicine Hat News on May 5th, 2020
A week ago the first bloom of The Daffodil Project flowering season emerged and now there are hundreds swaying in the breeze. Len Mitzel Meadow has always been a sunny and sheltered location where daffodils flower first but there are plenty to see at Pierce Place and also at RE/MAX Medalta Meadow. The Daffodil Project’ ... Read More »
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