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Nichole Neubauer to receive honorary degree from college
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Nichole Neubauer has been named recipient of the 2024 honorary applied baccalaureate degree from Medicine Hat College, recognizing her commitment to agriculture, education and the community. The News named Neubauer ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ for 2023, noting her ability to promote agriculture in the region without complaints of being “forgotten” in this corner of ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA to run downtown’s giant chess board
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 7th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Giant kings and queens located near the Medicine Hat Public Library, along with their armies of bishops, rooks, knights and pawns, will seek victory once again this summer as the YMCA has taken over operations of the city’s largest board game. Next week residents will once again be able to challenge family and friends ... Read More »
1 responseLot sales in the Hat due for a boost, developers hope
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 7th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s land developers are expecting an uptick in lot sales this year as market conditions improve, but aren’t expecting a breakout after extremely low activity in 2023. This week the Bank of Canada lowered its overnight lending rate by 0.25 points in the first move away from raising rates to combat higher inflation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Court: Local man gets nine months total for break-in, burglary of South Flats business
By Medicine Hat News on June 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man will spend a total of nine months in jail for smashing the front door of a South Flats business and making off with $6,000 worth of computer equipment with an accomplice last fall. Anthony Irvine Brown, 37, pleaded guilty Thursday in Provincial Court of Justice at Medicine Hat to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quilters guild’s two-day event at the curling club begins today
By Medicine Hat News on June 7th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Cactus Rose Quilters Guild will showcase wares from its members and host vendors at an event beginning today. More than 300 pieces will be displayed at the Medicine Hat Curling Club from noon until 7 p.m. today, and then again from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $10 with proceeds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with sexual assault arrested days later for physical assault
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Twenty-eight-year-old Brady Deering with no fixed address was arrested June 5 after an alleged sexual assault of a female downtown, and then was identified as a suspect in an unrelated physical assault following his court release. Police responded to a report of a sexual assault after a female was walking to her place of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina reduces overall emissions 14% with power unit addition at Empress plant
By Medicine Hat News on June 7th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Adding a major power unit at its Empress straddle plant reduced companywide indirect CO2 emissions of Pembina Pipelines by 14 per cent in 2023, the company’s sustainability report states. The document also outlines that more work is planned. Indirect, or “Scope 2”, emissions for the pipeline company were 1.13 million tonnes of carbon dioxide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injunction to pause payment, instill publication ban denied for Redcliff woman, compay who defamed town officials
By Medicine Hat News on June 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Redcliff woman who was ordered to pay the legal costs and damages for defaming town officials is appealing the King’s Bench ruling, but has been denied a temporary injunction on financial award and her request that a publication ban be placed on the original ruling. A judgment in the Alberta Court of Appeal ... Read More »
1 responseFriends of the Library spring book sale surpasses $5,000
By ANNA SMITH on June 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Friends of the Library book sale saw residents lined up outside the door on Friday morning, marking another successful spring event. Sue Masterman, current chair of the Friends of the Library board, expressed deep gratitude for the overwhelming generosity of the community in its support for the sale and the library at large. ... Read More »
1 responsePetroleum group renews trades scholarship funding at college
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 6th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News Students enrolled in Medicine Hat College’s School of Trades and Technology will continue to benefit from scholarships provided by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers for the next three years. The association has renewed future access to awards valued up to $4,000 for students in the college’s power engineering technology, steamfitter/pipefitter, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana man who should not play with phones gets 13 months for 911 antics
By Medicine Hat News on June 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A man who called in a phony threat to blow up a school near Havre, Mont., and then called authorities asking for a ride, will spend 13 months in prison, three years on probation and was fined $7,000, the U.S. Attorney’s office has announced. Jacob Edwin Wilson, 40, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty ... Read More »
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