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Council vows to keep city going
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 17th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council members were given a closed briefing on municipal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, then moved it on to the open agenda on Monday night as they sat on what all agreed was a most unusual night. “It might seem trivial, but the business of the city must go on,” said Mayor Ted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To date, only five per cent of Alberta’s COVID-19 tests done in the South Zone
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health says only five per cent of COVID-19 tests done in the province have been in the south zone. By Sunday, 8,831 COVID-19 tests had taken place across Alberta. Of those, 442 were in this region, what Alberta Health Services calls the South Zone, which includes Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. “We are not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meals on Wheels will continue despite closure of seniors’ centre
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 17th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Veiner Centre has been closed due to COVID-19 precautions but the city says Meal of Wheels will continue to be delivered. Aaron Nelson, manager community connections and support community development, says closing the seniors’ centre was a decision made under the guidance of Alberta Health Services. Seniors are a demographic that is most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks shutters facilities for precaution
By Medicine Hat News on March 17th, 2020
The City of Brooks has announced it’s shutting down all municipal facilities to the general public. This order was in effect as of Sunday evening as a response to the chief medical officer of health’s press conference that day. Although there are not yet any confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta Health Service’s south zone, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With in-person classes cancelled, MHC works to keep learning continued
By JEREMY APPEL on March 17th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat College is looking at alternate ways to deliver a post-secondary education in a world increasingly under quarantine after suspending in-person classes, as per the chief medical officer’s order. “I’m quite confident the government went through an extensive decision process. From our perspective, we were beginning a process of looking at alternative formats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial courts take action to limit spread of coronavirus
By Medicine Hat News on March 17th, 2020
Provincial courts are limiting the extent of their operations starting today as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. Only in-custody matters, as well as urgent criminal and family court hearings, will proceed for the time being to limit the potential spread of coronavirus, the Provincial Court of Alberta announced Monday. Criminal, youth and civil matters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schools hope to provide learning options soon
By JEREMY APPEL on March 17th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The local public school board hopes to have a framework in place by next week for how students can continue learning while physical classes are suspended indefinitely. “We’re working with Alberta Education and other school jurisdictions within the province to build a framework for programming for the remainder of the year,” Medicine Hat Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ski season ends early at Hidden Valley as COVID-19 crisis continues
By Medicine Hat News on March 17th, 2020
The COVID-19 response has brought and end to the ski season at Cypress Hills. Alberta Parks announced on the weekend that along with several other facility notices, the ski hill near Elkwater would close to the public after Sunday. Other restrictions across the province included public visits to the Bow Habitat Station and other fish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local musician publishes book on teaching the saxophone
By MO CRANKER on March 16th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medicine Hat musician Lyle Rebbeck published a book recently with the hopes of helping people teach the saxophone. Rebbeck has been teaching saxophone, flute and clarinet at the college for 34 years. He also organizes JazzFest every year in the city. He says “A Practical Guide for Teaching Saxophone to Beginners” is a result ... Read More »
1 responseElected officials promise functioning services from government
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 14th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The work of government will continue, southeast Alberta’s elected representatives stressed on Friday, as the legislative bodies considered suspending or altering proceedings to avoid transmitting of the coronavirus. The House of Commons will not meet again until mid-April, and the Alberta Legislature suspended public visits on Thursday. The province is now evaluating whether to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Difficult to avoid people when we need each other
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 14th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant We’re all in this together, but also alone. It’s an interesting concept and, while maybe not the most immediate concern of a health scare that’s gripping local communities in our hyper-connected world, the social aspects of stemming the spread of the coronavirus are undeniable. Avoid handshakes, limit visits and unnecessary travel. Self-isolate for 14 ... Read More »
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