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College libraries cease lending practice
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2020
Although Medicine Hat College’s libraries remain open for now, they are no longer lending out items. “In an effort to keep our community safe and healthy, we are not able to circulate materials for loan or accept money at the desk at this time,” reads a Monday Instagram post from Medicine Hat College Library. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Social distancing a must for all those not in isolation
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 24th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade While people who have been travelling or have symptoms of COVID-19 are required to “self-isolate,” everyone is required to practise “social distancing.” Social distancing limits the number of people you are in close contact with and reduces the risk of getting sick. Social distancing does not mean you need to remain inside your house ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta COVID-19 testing protocol changes to focus on high-risk citizens
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 24th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health has new criteria to determine who will be tested for COVID-19. People who were travelling and returned to Alberta after March 12 and have mild symptoms will no longer qualify for testing. If you are in this category you are required to “self-isolate” at home. If you have already been scheduled for ... 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!AMTS pleads for rest stop vandalism to end or closures could occur
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2020
Recent vandalism at provincial rest stops has the Alberta Motor Transport Association pleading for this to stop as truckers depend on these facilities. The AMTA says some provincial rest stops are being continually vandalized with theft of toilet paper, soap and hand sanitizer and the facilities being damaged. “During this time the health and safety ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!Prescriptions may be limited to 30-day supplies as pharmacies grapple with drug shortages
By GILLIAN SLADE on March 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health has given pharmacists an enhanced role during the COVID-19 pandemic and they may be limiting how many months of drugs you can get. Pharmacists will now be helping assess and screen for COVID-19 to provide Albertans with another way to access information. Alberta Health says the service is initially limited to just ... Read More »
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