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Fuel tax lifted, but shopping around still best option
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 4th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com As of Jan. 1, 2023, the UCP government has suspended the provincial fuel tax on gasoline and diesel. Theoretically, this should equal a savings of about four cents per litre at the pumps. Initially, the relief measure will remain in place for six months and end on June 30. The government intends to review ... Read More »
1 responseMayor Clark looks ahead to 2023
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 4th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mayor Linnsie Clark says a focus on procedural change at city hall will give way to policy making during 2023. In a year-end interview, she told the News that council has reset how it operates and the stage is set for progress on community planning and economic development in the year ahead. As well, ... Read More »
1 responseStory of the Year: Surprise fall byelection brings new premier to town
By Kendall King on January 3rd, 2023
A rural legislature seat became a high-stakes political pursuit eliciting the attention of the province and the nation when Premier Danielle Smith went head-to-head with area candidates in the Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection, in what the News editorial board has named story of the year. Representing constituents from the north of Medicine Hat through Brooks to ... Read More »
1 responseColson Jeffery Wendland becomes Medicine Hat’s first baby of 2023
By KENDALL KING on January 3rd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Dakota Lee and Bryton Wendland are thrilled to welcome the newest addition to their family and Medicine Hat’s first baby of 2023: son Colson Jeffery Wendland. Baby Colson was born at 1:46 a.m. on Jan. 1, at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, weighing eight pounds, six ounces and measuring 20 inches. “We are both beyond ... Read More »
1 responseHatters celebrated New Year responsibly, says MHPS
By Medicine Hat News on January 3rd, 2023
Medicine Hat Police Service is pleased to report that the majority of Hatters rang in the New Year safely and responsibly. While police responded to a number of service calls relating to myriad concerns over the New Year’s weekend, Sgt. Ernie Fischhofer says the volume of calls was in line with what is typically expected. ... Read More »
1 responseMHPS seeking public assistance in locating missing woman
By KENDALL KING on January 3rd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing local woman, last heard from on Dec. 30. Jennifer Chemelli-Magnus, 53-years-old of Medicine Hat, was declared missing Sunday. Anyone with information on her whereabouts are asked to contact police at 403-529-... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council moves first meeting of 2023 to Jan. 16
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 31st, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews All is quiet in terms of official city, county or town business for the next week as work resumes after the Christmas holidays. Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff adopted new budgets in the final weeks of 2022, while the county, which last met Dec. 6, will next sit Jan. 10. City council ... Read More »
1 responseHolidays can also bring us down, says mental health expert
By KENDALL KING on December 31st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A new study reports approximately one in four Canadians experience a decline in mental health over the Holiday Season; and Alberta health experts agree the festive time of year can be a source of stress for many reasons. “You don’t have the same routine during the Holidays that you would have at other times ... Read More »
1 responseTips on keeping dogs safe during cold winter months
By JAMES TUBB on December 31st, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Summer time heat can be a potentially difficult time for dogs but the winter season poses its own hazards, with some breeds able to withstand temperature extremes better than others. Adam Jones, owner of All Dogs Great and Small Daycare and Training, says dogs who are double coated are built for the type of ... Read More »
1 responseCold weather hinders accuracy of Christmas bird count
By KENDALL KING on December 31st, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Cold weather significantly impacted Medicine Hat’s 41st annual Christmas Bird Count resulting in the lowest count number of the past decade – something officials say is “not a definitive reflection of the (local) bird population.” The count took place Dec. 18, when temperatures ranged between -20 and -30C. Forty individuals joined in surveying areas ... Read More »
1 responseMHPS drone vital in arrest of robbery suspect
By Medicine Hat News on December 31st, 2022
A Medicine Hat Police Service drone was instrumental in the search for and arrest of the suspect in a Dec. 29 attempted armed robbery. The incident began at approximately 9 p.m., when a male brandishing a weapon entered a business in the 0-hundred block of Seventh Street SE and demanded money. The male was unsuccessful ... Read More »
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