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Brooks man in custody for allegedly stabbing 61-year-old
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews RCMP in Brooks say that a 61-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in a house in that city and a 31-year-old Brooks resident is in custody. Police say they were called to the scene at 9:41 a.m. Monday morning and arrested the suspect at the site. The injured man was transported to hospital where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy pause to cost parties fighting over local solar play
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 12th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Lawyers for groups proposing and opposing the construction of the Saamis Solar Park in Medicine Hat are in dispute about next steps during a province-wide pause on renewable energy projects, but both agree their costs could mount. The 1,600-acre solar power facility that would be built on vacant industrial land and grassland in northern ... Read More »
1 responseCompany fined $70K for 2021 worker injury near Gull Lake
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A road building company in Saskatchewan has been fined $70,000 after a worker fell out of a scraper buggy near Gull Lake in June 2021 and was seriously injured. KMS Construction pled guilty Aug. 23 to contravening unspecified portions of rules regarding training and safe operations of equipment, according to a release from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women in Business Expo returns to the Hat on Sept. 16
By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2023
After a successful inaugural run in 2022, the Women in Business Expo is returning to Medicine Hat Sept. 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The free event is a vendor market and trade show in the Auditorium at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds which aims to showcase the city’s women-led businesses. More than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties seek information from public following late August gun shots in Walsh
By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2023
RCMP in southeast Alberta are looking for suspects after shots were fired at a residence in Walsh just after midnight on Aug. 29. Redcliff RCMP officers were dispatched at roughly 12.25 a.m. Aug. 29 after a complaint of gunshots in Fourth Avenue in the small border hamlet. Suspects were not located when police arrived but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LDS women’s auxiliary seeks donations, volunteers for Sept. 16 clothing swap
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Organizers of a clothing swap set for Sept. 16 are looking for shoppers to attend the free-of-charge, giveaway event, as well as donations and volunteers. The women’s auxiliary of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will host the Saturday morning event at the church at 7 Sierra Blvd. They are asking ... Read More »
1 responseMLA Hunter says he’s the right man for his new job
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 9th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com MLA of Taber-Warren Grant Hunter was named Parliamentary Secretary for Agrifood Development in July of this year. “I’m honoured to be able to serve in that capacity. I think there is lots of good work that needs to be done and I have the speciality to do it,” Hunter told the News this week. ... Read More »
1 responseDaniel Remfert wins vacant Taber town council seat in Thursday byelection
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Daniel Remfert has won the vacant seat of the Town of Taber’s council, according to unofficial results of voting announced Thursday night. Remfert secured 241 votes in the Sept. 7 byelection, placing ahead of second-place finisher Dale Tilleman with 179. Naomi Weibe was third with 121 votes in the seven person contest. The seat ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat renters say Avenue Living hikes gouging their last dollars
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 9th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Current and former tenants at Medicine Hat’s highest profile apartment building are calling “no fair” on their landlord’s rent and utility increases they say are designed to push them out. Avenue Living is now removing power from its “utilities included” packages as leases are renewed, which along with annual rent increases could add up ... Read More »
1 responseCase of Brooks man accused of murder continues to drag
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Brooks man accused of second-degree murder last year is still awaiting a hearing to determine if he can be held criminally responsible. Mat Bangoang Choap, 36, was arrested at the scene in June 2022 by RCMP officers in Brooks after they discovered the body of a woman in an apartment complex. Choap was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!87 families equipped at Lions Club Gear Up
By JAMES TUBB on September 9th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Lions Club hosted yet another Gear Up Event in August. On Aug. 19 and 20 the local club helped 87 families get their kids’ hockey and ringette equipment they would not be able to get ahead of the 2023-24 winter sport season. The dozens of kids helped is an increase of ... Read More »
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