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Tourism MH offers safe-trip bingo
By MO CRANKER on March 24th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Tourism Medicine Hat is reminding people that there are still things to do while social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. The group released a bingo card on their social media pages Monday night that give people suggestions on what they can do during a safe trip out of the house. “Right now, a lot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Classes return to MHC in virtual mode
By JEREMY APPEL on March 24th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Monday marked the return of classes at Medicine Hat College after a week of uncertainty due to the coronavirus outbreak. Teachers are using various online methods, including Blackboard, YouTube and Skype to assist their students in finishing the semester. “As a community and a college, we’re taking a step that would have seemed incredible ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmers gearing up but need government support
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 24th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Those on the ground level of the food chain – farmers, ranchers, processors – say they are “readying an army” ahead of a rapidly approaching planting season, but say that army needs government support. On Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined a $5-billion boost to credit programs for agricultural producers to access so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online complaint form available should you see someone not self-isolating
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2020
If you observe someone not following the recommendations for self-isolating you can report the situation to Alberta Health Services using an online complaint form. “Public Health Inspectors will inspect sites that have been brought to their attention and educate about the orders or enforce them as required,” said Tom McMillan spokesperson for Alberta Health. “After ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island way ahead of the online class game
By JEREMY APPEL on March 24th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel K-12 classes resumed in an online form Monday across the province, but two schools in Bow Island got a head start. Senator Gershaw School, which serves Grades 4-12, and Bow Island Elementary, which is K-3, already had many of their classes up online last week. Scott Angle, who serves as the principal for both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 update – March 23
By Mo Cranker on March 23rd, 2020
Medicine Hat News Alberta Health Services announced this weekend that 64 new cases of coronovirus brings the provincial total to 259, but no new cases were added in the South zone.The number in Medicine Hat remained at two, while one in the Municipal District of Taber and four in the Lethbridge area brings the total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!64 new cases of COVID-19
By MO CRANKER on March 23rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker This weekend, 64 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Alberta. The government held a Youtube livestream Saturday announcing 31 new cases of the virus, then sent out a release Sunday explaining the other 33. The new total in Alberta is 259 cases of coronavirus. Of the total cases, 18 are hospitalized, seven have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residential, commercial utility bills on hold until June
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant All residential and small commercial utility bills in Medicine Hat are on hold until mid-June, city finance officials announced late Friday as they implemented a provincial order to defer bills to help ease financial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic response. That Alberta government order was announced midweek, as the city was already putting a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID 19 update – March 21
By Collin Gallant on March 21st, 2020
Medicine Hat News Here is a roundup of news on Saturday, current as of 9 a.m. Most of the City of Medicine’s utility customers will see their bills automatically deferred for 90 days, the city announced late Friday. The measure affects all residential, farm and small commercial customers with accounts with the city department and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business as usual at the city’s power facilities
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Managers at the city’s power plant report that in terms of the Alberta power supply system, the response to the coronavirus pandemic has been “pretty uneventful, really.” General manager Brian Strandlund said that in terms of power production the city’s facilities are all functioning, the utility is providing power to the provincial grid when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing Society sets up daytime shelter for duration of COVID-19
By JEREMY APPEL on March 21st, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Community Housing Society has opened a daytime homeless shelter for the ongoing COVID crisis’s duration. The shelter, a partnership between MHCHS, the Salvation Army and Alberta Health Services, opened its doors Friday at the MHCHS resource centre (476 Fourth St. SE). It will be open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. before ... Read More »
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