Owl News Launches Community Water Safety Initiative
The Owl News Water Safety Initiative (working title - subject to change) will seek to install self-serve lifejacket loaner stations at certain spots along the South Saskatchewan River. The stations will be simple, weatherproof boxes filled with free lifejackets.
Adventures of Gonzo - #1 Nestfall
I discovered this little creature on my porch when I was going to go get some groceries. I knew the starlings were nesting in my eaves and I was happy to have them there after they evicted the wasps that were there.
Happy Family Day - It’s a Great day to ride the bus!
Today for the first time in years, we have transit running on a holiday! You can now get up to the free events at the Big Marble Go Centre without a car. Kudos to the Public Services Department which decided that they had enough money to fund three holiday service days this year.
Breaking - Medicine Hat’s Homeless to Be Left in The Cold
At tonight’s council meeting we heard that the province had denied additional funding for more shelter beds this winter. This means that unless the City does something, more of our people will be shivering in the cold.
"Only the Premier and the Government Can Act": A Frontline Physician's Dire Warning on ED Collapse
"…makes me realize that the avg AB just doesn’t understand what an utter dumpster fire our major EDs have been for months/yrs," Parks wrote in a recent social media statement. "This is just the tip of the iceberg, and unless something changes, many more will needlessly die."
