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Public school board talks family school liaison workers Tuesday
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 29th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Family school liaison workers were at the forefront of Medicine Hat Public School Division’s regular board meeting Tuesday, which was held online over Zoom. COVID-19 has been keeping kids out of the classroom, but MHPSD district psychologist Claire Petersen says liaison workers have been putting in work to ensure every student has the support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more COVID-19 deaths in Brooks
By Sean Rooney on April 28th, 2020
Medicine Hat News Two deaths including one at a continuing care facility in Brooks were reported as part of Tuesday’s COVID-19 Alberta update. Alberta Health confirmed that an individual at AgeCare Sunrise Gardens in Brooks was among the five new deaths attributed to the coronavirus. A total of 80 people in the province have died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South zone cases surpass Edmonton
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As of Monday morning… The south zone now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases other than Calgary. That number was 599 on Sunday, surpassing Edmonton at 479, which used to have the second most. The number of people hospitalized at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital now stands at five with one of those cases ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana starts re-open process
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
A general “stay at home” directive from the governor of Montana expired Monday, though other emergency orders were extended as the state begins to “re-open” portions of society and the economy. Restrictions on individuals expired Sunday, along with provisions that allowed houses of worship to open with limited capacity, then those for “non-essential” business on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Re-open economy’ protest in the Hat postponed due to low turnout
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
A local protest to re-open the economy – initially scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday outside the provincial building in downtown Medicine Hat – was rescheduled due to low turnout. Event organizer Stephen Campbell said in a message to the News that a tentative makeup date has been set for May 2. Campbell also stated in ... Read More »
1 responseWork to begin on natural playground at Central Park
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
A project to install a new “natural playground” at Central Park will begin this week with a single tree removal and then dismantling older playground equipment in the historic park’s southwest corner, the parks department announced on Monday. The city in conjunction with the park’s patron, the Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat, and the Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daffodil blooms poke through
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
The Daffodil Project is celebrating the blooming season and on Sunday the first flower danced in the breeze at Len Mitzel Meadow. There are many daffodil plants with buds including those at Pierce Place near the Visitor Centre and the teepee. John Pierce donated 20,000 bulbs that were planted last fall. John Pierce’s wife Anne ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deaths in Brooks confirmed to be COVID-19 related
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Sadly the first two COVID-related deaths in the south zone have taken place this week. Alberta Health announced on Thursday that there had been two deaths in Brooks. “Both deaths have now been confirmed as COVID-19. One of them was a worker at JBS (meat processing plant in Brooks), the other was not (from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Of people tested, south zone now has highest percentage of positive cases
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The south zone now has the highest ratio of positive tests for COVID-19 across the province, according to Alberta Health’s website data. Earlier this week the number of positive tests in the south zone reached more than 20 per cent, the highest in Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic. On average though, since March 6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Less enforcement means honour system for street sweeping
By Medicine Hat News on April 25th, 2020
The annual parade of street sweepers will be coming to a community near you on Monday, according to city officials who ask Hatters to move their vehicles off the street when required, though traffic enforcement, like issuing tickets, will be “minimal to none” this year. The spring program typically causes some maneuvering for residents who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South zone COVID numbers continue to spike as Brooks situation worsens
By Medicine Hat News on April 25th, 2020
With 78 new cases in Brooks and three in Medicine Hat, Alberta’s total COVID-19 caseload is now 4,017. On Friday, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed four new deaths (plus a fifth she initially mentioned on Thursday), 297 new cases province-wide and reiterated the importance of avoiding the social gatherings that have ... Read More »
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