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Woman receives nine months house arrest for printing money
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat woman accused of using a home printer to reproduce Canadian currency was sentenced to nine months of house arrest and curfew following a guilty plea Thursday morning in Court of Justice at Medicine Hat. Court heard that police received a tip from a confidential informant and took several people into custody ... Read More »
Medicine Hat opera singer coming home for her solo debut
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Native “Hatter” and full-time opera singer Sydney Baedke is thrilled to be coming back to her Alberta roots, after a series of debuts all over the world. Born in Cypress County, just in between the city and Seven Persons, Baedke says she had always wanted to be an opera singer, “once I realized I ... Read More »
Show Review: Grumpy Old Men, warming your heart in a freezing cold town
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Firehall Theatre’s Grumpy Old Men promises a cold town and warm people, and it most certainly delivers. Despite some small technical mishaps easily forgiven for a final dress rehearsal, the cast truly shines throughout their tour of Wabasha, Minnesota. The scope of the tale feels both appropriately large and comfortingly small, exactly how the ... Read More »
Medicine Hat’s top badminton talent on display in city finals
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s best high school badminton players showcased their abilities Wednesday afternoon. Players from the four Medicine Hat high schools competed at the city finals held at Medicine Hat High School. Hawks athletes competed against fellow badminton players from Crescent Heights, Eagle Butte and Monsignor McCoy, all vying for a spot in the South ... Read More »
Medicine Hat doctor sanctioned by College of Physicians and Surgeons
A Medicine Hat doctor accused of engaging in oral sex with a mentally disabled man in his care will appeal a professional conduct board ruling against him, while the professional association will appeal for harsher penalties than those that will allow him to continue seeing patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons announced Thursday the ... Read More »
Landlords market expected in coming year
Commercial real estate agency Avison Young is anticipating a “landlords’ market” by the end of 2024 from the strong growth in lease rates. “Our market is super active right now in tenants looking to acquire new spaces. And we haven’t seen the inventory available to go with it up until recently where developers are starting ... Read More »
Wilson Middle School staging ‘Frozen’ for spring musical
“Frozen Jr.” the musical storms the stage at Wilson Middle School, community members are welcome to join Anna, Elsa, and other favorite characters from Monday through Thursday next week. “I hope that they’re transported. I hope when they come in that they’re not thinking ‘oh my gosh,’ but they’re not still just in a middle ... Read More »
Woodturners team up with 4-H club on project
The Chinook Woodturning Guild of Lethbridge and TNT 4-H Multi Club recently began a new partnership to allow for 4-H members to be mentored along through their woodturning projects. Guild members were helping with introductory products such as tops and beads to start on the lathes last weekend at Casa in what will be one ... Read More »
SACPA hears about stolen children era
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete, University of Lethbridge associate professor of Sociology and intergenerational survivor of residential schools to speak about what indigenous children endured during the “stolen children era.” Hind Bull-Prete started her presentation Thursday by explaining why she uses the term “stolen children era” instead ... Read More »
SPC hears report about unsightly premises
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge’s Regulatory Services department is proactively taking measures to address properties of concern. That was one message from a report presented Thursday to the Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council by Regulatory Services manager Duane Ens. The committee consists of councillors Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, John Middleton-Hope and ... Read More »
City man caught with prohibited revolver faces jail time
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 56-year-old Lethbridge man could be sent to a federal penitentiary if a judge accepts a recommendation from the Crown for a prison sentence of up to three-and-a-half-years on weapon charges. Mark Allen Jones also faces a charge of drug possession, for which he could face an additional 30 days in custody. Jones ... Read More »
