By Medicine Hat News on December 23rd, 2021
There will be no garbage collection this upcoming Monday or Tuesday as a result of the Holiday Season, meaning some areas will go more than a week between collection days. Garbage collection resumes Wednesday with Zone 5 (Ross Glen), followed by Zones 1 and 2 on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Zone 3 (Flats), scheduled for ... Read More »
1 responseBy MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 23rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Shifting health restrictions and the spectre of the continuing pandemic took a lot of wind out of Holiday merrymaking again in 2021, but bar and restaurant owners who were closed completely 12 months ago say the additional business is appreciated. Larger venue operators are also able to be open, but didn’t book the big ... Read More »
2 responsesBy Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on December 23rd, 2021
MP Glen Motz feels Canadians will have to endure carryover issues from 2021 to 2022. “I guess we’re going into 2022 in the same way – there’s still no clear plan in this perpetual pandemic,” said Motz. “I’d love to give a flowery outlook. But the reality is Canadians have some challenges and we’re not ... Read More »
1 responseBy MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 23rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A new timetable to determine who is responsible for a recently reworked natural gas well below S. Railway Street commercial plaza has been laid out. This fall a full-sized drilling rig shut down traffic along the busy strip in central Medicine Hat for about two months as an historic well-bore was repaired and permanently ... Read More »
1 responseBy Medicine Hat News on December 23rd, 2021
The Big Marble Go Centre will be ringing in the New Year with a variety of family activities. The New Year’s Eve Fest event runs noon through 4 p.m. and includes swimming skating, Nerf wars, tot time, floor hockey, inflatable castles and obstacle courses, a pop-up library and a 3:45 p.m. balloon drop. Admission to ... Read More »
1 responseBy Medicine Hat News on December 23rd, 2021
The Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre will be spending the next few months celebrating the works of the Hat Art Club. The Hat Art Club 75 Years Retrospective is on now through March 4, and showcases works from past and present members and instructors. A total of 75 works will be on display – one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 23rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Three men, including one from Medicine Hat, have been charged by Mounties in Brooks with breaking and entering. Officials with the RCMP detachment there state the three men were arrested during a traffic stop in that city on Dec. 19 after police responded to a reported break and enter attempt near Fraser Avenue and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 23rd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat College will delay the beginning of classes in January, then offer online instruction “as much as possible” in response to the potential effects of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. A late-day release Wednesday states campuses will be open, with health measures in effect, and off-site practicums and worksite placements will continue as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By COLLIN GALLANT on December 22nd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council now has a budget to hire staff to co-ordinate political action and produce its own public communications strategy following budget amendment debate this week. Changes would give up to $250,000 for two positions and office expenses related to what is described as lobbying efforts and increased outreach beyond the city’s corporate communications ... Read More »
1 responseBy MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 22nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Brooks man accused of pushing the driver of a stopped car out of the vehicle before fleeing from Mounties last spring is back behind bars. New charges were laid against Gregory Zachery Burge, 38, on Tuesday in Medicine Hat Provincial Court. He faces four counts of possession of stolen property valued above $5,000, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 22nd, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A woman accused of killing her husband has been granted the ability to be released on bail, but remains in custody as arrangements for her medical care are being finalized. Deborah Belyea, 68, of Suffield was charged with second-degree murder and interfering with human remains over the Thanksgiving weekend after the body of her ... Read More »
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