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Redcliff resident pleads guilt to tax evasion; man accused of using CO2 gun in robbery makes court appearance
By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A Redcliff man incarcerated at the Drumheller Institution has pleaded guilty to tax evasion while similar charges against his spouse and company are expected to be dropped. Leslie Wayne Sands, 44, was also charged last spring with a criminal count of fraud over $5,000 and two counts of making false statements in regard to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas comes to Medicine Hat: Alexandra Middle School putting on Wonderful Wizard of Oz production
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 24th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alexandra Middle School is not in Kansas anymore, with the opening night for their production of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz fast approaching. The production was selected as something of a tribute, said Director Shelby Benedetto, who explained it was a favourite story of a friend who had recently passed. With the opening night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calling aspiring police officers and firefighters; new Catholic school academy to prep students for first responder role
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 23rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local students who dream of saving lives and enriching their community through public service will soon be able to enrol in a school academy that will provide them the necessary tools to become a police officer or firefighter. Next school year, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is opening an unique First Responder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upzoning OK’ed for duplex project
By Collin Gallant on January 23rd, 2025
@@CollinGallant Eight residential units can be built on five formerly single-family home lots in Saamis Heights after city council endorsed a zoning change on Monday. That means duplexes, according to the developer, not apartment buildings could also be built on the land now designated for medium-residential development. Approved 9-0, councillors said the duplex plans – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home prices in Swift Current rose 5 per cent in 2024
By Medicine Hat News on January 23rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Home prices in Swift Current rose five per cent on average in 2024, and despite lower number of listings, the volume of transactions increased, realtors in that city have told Alberta Newspapers. “If inventory remains low and demand stays strong, we could see further price increases in the future,” said real estate agent Kelsey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City plows scouring the streets for rutts
By Collin Gallant on January 23rd, 2025
@@CollinGallant Crews cleared snow and broke down ruts on Sixth Street on Wednesday morning, the day after a city bus slid into a tree on the main route across the Southeast Hill. There, graders knocked down ruts measuring four-to-five inches deep as a priority, though municipal works officials say clearing busy, though non-arterial roads across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest man with CO2 pistol following downtown robbery
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old Medicine Hat man after responding to a call of robbery involving a firearm early Wednesday morning. After receiving a description of the suspect, officers were able to apprehend a man attempting to leave the scene on foot. A search of the area near the apprehension of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC student’s association hosts Bell Let’s Talk on campus
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Students’ Association of Medicine Hat College covered the glass wall with supportive messages, starting necessary conversations for Bell Let’s Talk Day on Wednesday. The day took place right in the middle of the college’s Mental Health Awareness Week, said SAMHC Health and Wellness coordinator Shaina Hoadley. “Bell, the telecommunications company, one of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Correction: Historical society to host Friends of Medalta Society director tonight
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 23rd, 2025
news@medicinehatnews.com A story in Wednesday’s News about the Medicine Hat Historical Society’s presentation tonight erroneously did not include the date of the event. Readers can listed to Mike Onieu, the executive director of the Friends of Medalta Society, at a talk titled, “Futures of the Past,” held at the Monarch Theatre tonigth at 7 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seeking assistance in locating missing Redcliff man
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Redcliff RCMP are reaching out to the public seeking information to help locate Clayton Albert Peter Martens, who lives in the Redcliff Police say Martens was seen last Jan. 14 at a residence in the area of Range Road 70 and Range Road 71. According to a press release Martens had shown interest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province announces funding to end cycles of violence
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s Government is looking to the root causes of family violence in the province, and aims to nip them in the bud with investment in community-based prevention initiatives. Every year, thousands of Albertans are faced with family violence in its takes many forms, including intimate partner and gender-based violence, sexual assault, coercion, and child ... Read More »
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