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Week of August 10, 2009

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HALO Ride Along August 14, 2009	Medicine Hat's only rescue Helicopter will be grounded in less than a month. Chat News has learned the Southern Alberta Medicare Society confirms is suspending operations of the HALO helicopter. It will be officially grounded beginning September 1st. The decision came Monday night, as there is not enough money left to keep HALO operating. The chopper is funded almost exclusively through public donations. Society Chair Gerald Gaede says Fundraising drives will continue and he's hoping the helicopter will re launch this spring if not sooner. So - in order to fully appreciate the gravity of the situation, two CHAT reporters took flight, hoping to find out just what HALO has to offer.
Swine Flu School August 14, 2009	As the doors prepare to swing open on another school year - education officials in Medicine Hat are dusting off pandemic plans. Since the first swine flu scare made its way to our province - over fifteen hundred Albertans have been infected with H1-N1 with seven falling victim to the new influenza strain. Despite numbers showing more than half of the cases in North America are present in children, school board officials here say they are more prepared than other school districts in the province. Scott Cunningham has more.
Energy Second Quarter August 13 , 2009	Following the loss of the Palliser Health Board , Alberta health services is hoping to re-open lines of communication across the province. But as the new governing body of health prepares to roll out 12 health advisory councils, some locals are voicing concern over why recently disbanded community health councils were ever dropped in the first place. Scott Cunningham has more.
Derelict Downtown August 13, 2009	Following the loss of the Palliser Health Board , Alberta health services is hoping to re-open lines of communication across the province. But as the new governing body of health prepares to roll out 12 health advisory councils, some locals are voicing concern over why recently disbanded community health councils were ever dropped in the first place. Scott Cunningham has more.
Health Advisory Councils August 12, 2009	Following the loss of the Palliser Health Board , Alberta health services is hoping to re-open lines of communication across the province. But as the new governing body of health prepares to roll out 12 health advisory councils, some locals are voicing concern over why recently disbanded community health councils were ever dropped in the first place. Scott Cunningham has more.
Hat Music Scene August 12, 2009	Local music promoters are singing a much different tune this year. They're reporting a 20% drop in business and as a result some say they're scaling back their operations. Jeremy Hunka looks at just why the musical fever is cooling, and how local promoters are hoping to reverse the trend.
Barefoot to Africa August 11, 2009	YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT IN CANADA OR EVEN NORTH AMERICA FOR THAT MATTER. BUT FOOTBALL, OR AS WE KNOW IT SOCCER, IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE WORLD. IT TRANSCENDS BORDERS, UNITS COUNTRYMEN, AND GIVES CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD A REASON TO DREAM. IT CAN BE PLAYED VIRTUALLY ANYTIME ANYWHERE - EVEN BAREFOOT, BECAUSE ALL YOU NEED IS A BALL AND SOME GOAL MARKERS. THIS PAST WEEKEND, A MEDICINE HAT BASED ORGANIZATION GOT TOGETHER TO ENJOY THE GAME IN IT'S SIMPLEST FORM AT ECHO DALE REGIONAL PARK AS THEY GET SET TO EMBARK ON THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME. ERIN GLAZIER HAS MORE.
College Enrollment August 11, 2009	In tough economic times one sector of the local economy is seeing increased activity. As Canada attempts to pull itself from one of the country's worst recessions -- many industries are still battling the affects of a slumping economy. Though as Scott Cunningham discovered educating a growing out of work population maybe the best defence against future downturns.
Fire Boat August 10, 2009	Snaking through the city - the South Saskatchewan River not only brings aesthetic beauty and life to Medicine Hat, but also danger. Fire officials say constantly changing water levels and current speeds make the river an unpredictable foe, but as reporter Scott Cunningham discovered our local fire department has never been better prepared to save lives on and OFF land.

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