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Woman receives nine months house arrest for printing money
By Medicine Hat News on April 19th, 2024
@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 »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat opera singer coming home for her solo debut
By ANNA SMITH on April 19th, 2024
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 »
Be the first to comment!Show Review: Grumpy Old Men, warming your heart in a freezing cold town
By ANNA SMITH on April 19th, 2024
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 »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Public School Division appoints acting superintendent
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 18th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division has announced that Tracy Hensel, who brings more than 36 years experience as an educator, will fill in as acting superintendent beginning July 1. Hensel will replace Make Davidson, who announced his departure from the division last week and will remain superintendent until the end of June. In ... Read More »
2 responsesMajor construction projects set to begin in the Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 18th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Work on three major roadways in Medicine Hat is about to begin, including a remake of Division Avenue, leading to a summer of road closures in the city centre and blockage of a main route to the north end in late spring. City officials laid out the coming road, bridge and utility construction plan ... Read More »
1 responseGrizzly bear spotted in Montana further east than had been seen in a century
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are advising residents south of Havre that a grizzly bear had been spotted in a heavily wooded south of the town earlier this month. The Billings Gazette quotes officials who send out notices to residents near the Bear Paw Mountains, about 30 kilometres south of Havre, which is about ... Read More »
1 responseProvince to fund water storage, endangered species research at University of Lethbridge with $500,000 grant announcement
By Alberta Newspapers on April 18th, 2024
@@MedicineHatNews The provincial government will fund the University of Lethbridge to study water storage, endangered species – including sage grouse – and other issues impacting the southern Alberta region. The province on Wednesday announced a $500,000 grant to the U of L, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Shultz announced Wednesday in a release. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police utilizing bylaw officers to assist with noisy vehicle complaints
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 18th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com To deal with the growing number of noisy vehicle complaints, the Medicine Hat Police Service is providing local bylaw officers training to conduct vehicle stops safely and enforce noisy vehicle legislation. Municipal officers have different authorities in the province, however under the Traffic Safety Act, trained bylaw officers are permitted to make moving vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC to host day of awareness event for missing and murdered Indigenous people
By ANNA SMITH on April 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College has announced its intent to host a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People on May 5. In partnership with several community organizations, this the second annual event surrounding this day, the college says in a press release. It will feature an Indigenous prayer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One woman killed in three-vehicle collision near Coaldale
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Coaldale RCMP responded to a serious vehicle collision on Wednesday that resulted in the death of a 61-year-old woman. The collision, which occurred on Highway 845, south of Highway 519, on Nolan’s Bridge, involved three vehicles, and required traffic to be redirected for a period of time. Highway 845 has since been reopened for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police dealing with fewer traffic violations since introduction of high visibility photo radar
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 18th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com According to the city’s 2023 financial report, fines, ticket and licensing revenue last year was down $850,000 from the previous year, and about $1.5 million off budget expectations. The report outlines that main drivers in the category, which includes licensing and fine revenue, was $930,000 less in revenue “due to increased high visibility markings ... Read More »
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