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AUPE launches letter-writing campaign for senior care
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is asking for citizen support in a new awareness and letter-writing campaign for the improvement of continuing care for seniors. The campaign is launched with intent to be just ahead of Grandparent’s Day on Sept. 8, said AUPE vice president Sandra Azocar, but they want for their lead-up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Havre woman pleads guilty to interfering with aircraft
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Havre, Mont. woman has pleaded guilty to lunging at the cockpit controls of the plane she was travelling in last year, according to the state’s U.S. Attorney’s office. Tracy Lynn Eagleman, aka Tracy Badmoccasin, 36, pleaded guilty to interfering with an aircraft in flight after causing the plane to swerve on the runway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serious injuries after highway collision near Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The jaws of life were needed to remove the passenger of a car that collided with a semi-truck near Brooks on Saturday, RCMP in that city report. Police say the crash happened at the intersection of the Trans-Canada and Highway 36, west of the city, when the transport truck attempted to cross the No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New solar field application in NE Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A new proposal to build a substantial solar field in the far northeast of Cypress County has been submitted to provincial regulators. EDP-Renewables has applied to build the Blue Bridge Solar Park on land located north of the Empress industrial complex near the Hamlet of MacNeil. The 28 quarter-section site lays directly south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No formal talks since council met with Municipal Affairs
By Collin Gallant on August 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant City council members haven’t formally discussed options presented by Alberta Municipal Affairs to smooth out years-long tension in the working relationship between Mayor Linnsie Clark and councillors. And such a conversation likely didn’t occur at a closed session of council held on Monday, according to sources. Only a “personnel matter” was discussed on an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary series will focus on local stand-up comedian and his home
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat local and stand-up comedian Josh Haskett will take a look at the city and his day-to-day with dwarfism in the upcoming documentary series, A View from the Beltline. Haskett, alongside his daughter Pacey Haskett, have been selected to receive a $10,000 grant from the TELUS STORYHIVE Voices Program. This is one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions Club ‘Gear Up’ hockey & ringette campaign goes all-ages
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 17th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Lions Club of Medicine Hat is back for another year of supplying used hockey and ringette equipment to those who need it. This year, said James Higgins, committee chair, they’ve made a significant change to the gear they’ll be accepting. “We had a very generous donation last year from the Medicine Hat Tigers, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ground squirrel not considered invasive species following sighting
By Collin Gallant on August 17th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Alberta’s status as rat-free is in tact, but Medicine Hat’s reputation as a squirrel-free zone is up for debate for at least a little while longer. Tree squirrels, though common in the Cypress Hills and every other Alberta city, are not native to Medicine Hat. However, pictures of an apparent chipmunk taken by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex plant in Louisiana back up and running following repairs
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Methanex has successfully started its new major production plant in Louisiana after repair work this spring on the Geismar 3 facility. The Vancouver-based methanol producer with a major plant in Medicine Hat reported the news in its second-quarter financial update this month. The firm reported net income for the quarter at US$35 million, lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Centre invites residents to help with invasive plant control
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is looking to get residents involved in the local ecosystem, inviting them out for a weed pull. “Have you noticed the orange flagging tape tied to some of the plants in the park? This tape is marking an invasive plant slated for removal, Common Buckthorn, which has become a serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Medicine Hat pastor, convicted fraudster in Calgary courts
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A convicted fraudster brought back from Montana this week has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding 1,500 investors out of millions in related real estate developments. Ron Aitkens, of Lethbridge, and was a pastor based in Medicine Hat in the early 1990s before leading the Foundation Group of Companies. That including ... Read More »
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