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Calgary pastor arrested in Coutts blockade gets bail
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 26th, 2022
A judge has granted Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski’s bid for freedom, and released him from custody Friday following a lengthy bail review in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Madam Justice Gaylene Kendell pointed out however, that while Pawlowski is released on charges relating to the Coutts blockade in January and February, he will remain in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Property rights legislature committee will be in Medicine Hat for public hearing on April 12
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A series of public hearings this spring into real property rights in Alberta got underway Friday in Edson before the special committee of the legislature arrives in Medicine Hat next month. The committee is tasked with examining whether current legislation of expropriation and avenues for compensation and remedy are adequate, as well as whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney singles out Beasley as divider
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Jason Kenney singled out a former candidate in Brooks-Medicine Hat riding as an example of far-right activists who might split his party ahead of a confidence vote in his leadership. Speaking at a funding announcement in Calgary on Friday, Kenney was quizzed by reporters about new reports that he told aides he would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP oversight lacking in ARCHES’ SCS funding, auditor report finds
By AL BEEBER, SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on March 25th, 2022
A report by the Office of the Auditor General about handling of grant funding for ARCHES in Lethbridge confirms that the former NDP government removed accountability and oversight from it, says the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addiction. The report, issued Tuesday by Auditor General Doug Wylie, concluded there were shortcomings in how grants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary man wanted in double stabbing turns himself in to MHPS
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 25th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Calgary man wanted in connection to a double stabbing at an Okotoks campground turned himself in to Medicine Hat police on Tuesday, authorities say. An RCMP release Monday called for tips to the whereabouts of Ryan Cameron Bain, 38, after they issued an arrest warrant on two charges of attempted murder. They believe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BBBS hopes to play fundraising catchup with Mega Bike event
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada’s National Mega Bike event is rolling into Medicine Hat on Sept. 17, and organizers are hopeful the event will generate support for the local chapter of BBBS – something executive director Holly Stadnicki feels is necessary after several other annual events had to be cancelled. “We’ve not been able ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local author’s second book hits the shelves
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local author John Cherwonogrodsky is looking forward to sharing his newest book Thirty Short Stories on Make Believe; Some Nice, Some Naughty with Medicine Hat are area residents. Cherwonogrodsky, who published his first book SomethinK for Everyone in 2019, is a scientist by trade but has always had a knack for writing. “I just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seize drugs, weapon in search of home
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police seized 4.5 oz of cocaine, 250 ml of GHB and a loaded 12-inch shotgun Tuesday, following a search of a residence on the 500 block of Fourth Street SW. Forty-one-year-old Medicine Hat resident Luc Reaume was arrested following the search and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community steps up to provide new Easter egg hunt
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com More than 10,000 Easter eggs will be hidden throughout Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Fieldhouse on April 2 as part of the inaugural Medicine Hat’s Best Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt is a free-of-charge event, established and sponsored by local businesses including Fire Dragon Taekwondo and BGSA Radiology. Mark Pellerin, the event’s founder, came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EDF’s wind plans facing some mild opposition from county residents
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 24th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Land bordering the route to the Cypress Hills has been rezoned to allow a major new wind farm, which would essentially twin one now being constructed on the other side of Highway 41. EDF Renewables plans to build the 50-turbine Bull Trail wind farm next year south of Irvine, once construction on the EDF ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adopt-a-pond initiative making big difference
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 24th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s ponds are looking spick and span this spring thanks to an initiative started by local conservationists. The adopt-a-pond initiative was first established in 2021 by Martha Munz Gue, founder of the South East Alberta Watershed Alliance. The goal is to keep local bodies of water clear of litter and invasive species and ... Read More »
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