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Highway 3 collision closes lanes, one driver hurt, one driver ticketed

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 1st, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A collision between a dump truck and a tractor trailer closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 3 near Coaldale for several hours on Friday morning. RCMP say the driver of the dump truck was not injured but was issued a ticket for failing to safely merge before the crash that occurred at about 9:20 ... Read More »

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Something for Everyone Market a go this fall

By JAMES TUBB on October 1st, 2021

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It will take a government shutdown to stop the Something for Everyone Market this fall. Owner and event co-ordinator Monica Kallis is not letting her vendors spend another Holiday Season closed. “They depend on these events to support their families. I can’t myself cancel events, only the government will have to cancel me. I’m ... Read More »

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Utility rates hold essentially even for October

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 1st, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Utility prices in the Hat will remain at recent highs through October, according to floating commodity rates published Friday. The cost of power to home and small business customers will sit at 10.58-cents per kilowatt hour – up slightly from from September – while natural gas will rise just over $4 per gigajoule. The ... Read More »

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F&S Safety Buzz Campus now offering driver training school

By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on October 1st, 2021

F&S Safety Buzz Campus in Dunmore announced Wednesday that truck-driving training will now be offered. “We decided through Dallas (Duncan, Safety Buzz truck driver trainer) a number of months ago to investigate the driver training,” said Ron Pennington, Safety Buzz’s corporate development representative. “So, with Dallas’s encouragement, we decided to take a hard look at ... Read More »

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RCMP searching for missing Drumheller man

By KENDALL KING on October 1st, 2021

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com RCMP are looking for Gary Kimberley, a 60-year-old resident of Drumheller. Kimberley is described as being 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Caucasian, with grey hair and blue eyes. Kimberley has not been seen or heard from since Sept. 30, which RCMP describe as “out of character.” Police are concerned for his well-being ... Read More »

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Maternity clinics to limit onsite support

By KENDALL KING on October 1st, 2021

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com Beginning Oct. 4, patients in the province’s maternity units will be limited to one on-site support person, Alberta Health Services announced on Thursday. This change is a direct result of the growing number of COVID cases and subsequent strain on resources that Alberta’s hospitals are facing. A statement released by ... Read More »

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Young cyclist taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle on 13th Avenue SE

By KENDALL KING on October 1st, 2021

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com On Wednesday, at approximately 3:12 p.m., Medicine Hat police responded to a collision involving a motor vehicle and cyclist at a crosswalk on 13th Avenue SE. Police confirmed that the vehicle involved was a Chevrolet Traverse. The female driver was uninjured but the male cyclist, who is a youth, was ... Read More »

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Local schools take the day to focus on truth and reconciliation

By KENDALL KING on October 1st, 2021

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s two school boards, the Public School Division and the Catholic Board of Education, observed Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through a variety of activities aimed at teaching students about Indigenous culture, history and the long-lasting impact of residential schools. In the Public School Division, students spent ... Read More »

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What’s open today? What’s not?

By Medicine Hat News on September 30th, 2021

Schools Medicine Hat College: CLOSED Medicine Hat Public School Division: OPEN Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education: OPEN Prairie Rose Public Schools: CLOSED Arts & Culture Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre: CLOSED Co-op Place: CLOSED Medicine Hat Public Library: CLOSED Family Leisure Centre: OPEN, reduced hours (noon to 5 p.m.) YMCA (Downtown and South Ridge): ... Read More »

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Montana seeing daily case totals as high as any point in the pandemic

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 30th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Montana nearly equalled its single-day record number of new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the same day total deaths from the deadly disease rose above 2,000. Total cases also approached 150,000 in the state with a population of 1.1 million residents. Closest to southeast Alberta, two new deaths were reported in Hill County and ... Read More »

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