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Riverside home invasion likely a targeted attack, police say
By Medicine Hat News on September 2nd, 2020
Police say that a “home invasion” robbery in Riverside that left two people injured on Monday night was likely a targeted attack and there is no risk to the general public. The Medicine Hat Police Service was called to a residence on Third Street NW near Division Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. They say the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finlay Bridge sidewalk getting repair
By Medicine Hat News on September 2nd, 2020
The sidewalk along Finlay Bridge will be closed to pedestrian traffic for two days starting Thursday for minor repair work. The bridge itself has been shut to motorists since June as the decking is removed and concrete installed on the 110-year-old span. Starting Thursday, both walkways on the west and east side of the traffic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No added addiction treatment spaces coming
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The government says there will not be any additional drug addiction treatment spaces made available locally for those going through drug treatment court. It is anticipated that 10 to 15 individuals will be going through the drug treatment court program in Medicine Hat at any given time, Doug Schweitzer, the now former minister of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staff member from Ecole St. John Paul II confirmed to have tested positive for COVID
By Medicine Hat News on September 1st, 2020
The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education announced Sunday that one of its staff members has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual works at Ecole St. John Paul II. After an investigation, the MHCBE says no additional staff members are required to isolate. MHCBE cleaning staff performed a deep sanitization of the building to disinfect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bankruptcy numbers likely to swell
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Bankruptcy numbers have dropped dramatically since a 20 per cent increase was reported earlier in the year, but it is only the calm before the storm, says a bankruptcy trustee. Since the courts were basically closed for several months, creditors have apparently just been sitting back. “They can’t threaten court action when the courts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sierra school zone extended for Ecole Les Cypres
By Medicine Hat News on August 29th, 2020
A once-controversial playground zone that slowed traffic for those in the community of Saamis has been expanded now that a new school in the far south community is set to open Monday. Ecole Les Cypres was built over the last year at the corner of Saamis Rotary Way and Sierra Boulevard, on green space allotted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Zone has fewest cases of COVID-19 in Alberta
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The south zone now has the lowest number of active cases of all zones in the province, according to data from Alberta Health released this week. The entire south zone, which includes Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Brooks and the surrounding area, has 18 active cases of COVID. The central zone has 25, the north zone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Kenney’s cabinet shuffle puts Madu in difficult spot
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 29th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta has its ninth Municipal Affairs Minister in 10 years – 10th if you go by calendar years – after a mini cabinet shuffle this week. The task of ironing out the mountain of problems in linear tax assessment, in cities funding and a variety of other grudge matches between the province and cities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tattoo artist raising mental health awareness with semicolon event
By Mo Cranker on August 28th, 2020
This year has been difficult for just about everyone, and many are struggling with mental health. Hatter Falefitu Taefu is no different. The tattoo artist has been dealing with mental health struggles for most of his life. He says with a few people he knows, and several he doesn’t, having died from suicide this summer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Masks, sanitizers still not delivered to pair of local school boards
By Mo Cranker on August 28th, 2020
As local school boards get ready to return to classes next week, a couple may be without the provincial supplies to start things off. The Medicine Hat Public School Board confirmed with the News that it had received its shipment of masks and sanitizer on Friday. The Catholic School Board however, had not gotten its shipment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local farm harvesting small but mighty lentils
By Mo Cranker on August 28th, 2020
With summer winding down and fall on the horizon, it is now time for farmers in the area to start harvesting some of their crops. For the Neubauers, Friday was the first of three days harvesting red lentils. The News stopped by the Neubauer’s lentil field to learn more about legumes and everything that goes into a ... Read More »
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