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City shifts to clean-up mode after storm
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2018
As power is restored across the city after Saturday’s storm, the focus now turns to cleaning up. Most of the damage in Medicine Hat was on the Southeast Hill where five poles had to be replaced, a pole-mounted transformer, and primary and secondary lines because a large tree fell on the lines. By 11 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Pride continues bottom-up rebuild
By Mo Cranker on June 11th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Though it may not have any big, special plans for Pride Month, the Medicine Hat Pride Association is using June to continue to build itself from the ground up. “We’re in the process of reviving Medicine Hat Pride,” said board member Sharon Brown. “There’s a brand new Pride board and we are dedicated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar June 11-17
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2018
June 11 —Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 11 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. June 11 — Colouring, MH Public Library, 7 p.m. June 11 — Tween Detective Night, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 10-12 only June 11 — Derek Edwards, Esplanade, 7:30 p.m. June 12 — Saamis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City crews continue to get power back online
By Mo Cranker on June 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News City crews were out until 4:30 a.m. Sunday after more than 6,000 customers lost power Saturday evening. Work is still ongoing for the city, with roughly 256 customers in the Belfast area without power. “Today (Sunday) is going to be another full day of work, so I expect things will be back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local job rates improving right along with province, country
By Collin Gallant on June 9th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Unemployment in southeastern Alberta continues to fall, while the provincial rate is now lower than other Prairie provinces, according to figures released Friday by Statistics Canada. The jobless rate in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region dropped to 5.2 per cent last month, down about eight-10ths of a percentage point from both the month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer nights mean more property crime
By Peggy Revell on June 9th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Oh, those summer nights. A time for romance — like in the movie Grease — but also a time for increased thefts around the city. Medicine Hat Police Service Staff Sgt. Mike Fischer says there’s a simple reason why police are busier during the warmer weather: More people are out and about. “You ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation hands out spring grants
By Mo Cranker on June 9th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Groups around the city were given some support Friday during the Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta’s annual Founder’s Day Picnic. A number of charitable groups gathered with the Community Foundation Friday afternoon on top of the Esplanade, as the foundation handed out more than $200,000 to numerous charitable organizations. “This is the time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warmer than normal summer: Environment Canada
By Gillian Slade on June 9th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Get ready for a warmer than usual summer, says Environment Canada. “We think that May is really just the beginning of what is likely to be a warmer than normal summer,” said Dave Phillips, senior climatologist Environment Canada. “May was the dress rehearsal for summer.” Last month was actually the warmest May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. docs no longer restricted on opioid Rx
By Gillian Slade on June 9th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There has been a change in requirements for B.C. doctors treating chronic pain patients and prescribing opioids. In future they will be required to prescribe opioids without limiting the dosage, according to a Canadian Press story this week. The announcement was unexpected in Alberta. “I was extremely surprised. It is out of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPCA Kin Coulee event cancelled due to weather
By Mo Cranker on June 9th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat SPCA has cancelled Sunday’s Pets and Paintings event that was supposed to take place at Kin Coulee Park. The event was set to run from 2-4 p.m. at the band shell, but predicted bad weather forced the SPCA to cancel, organizers say. A new date and time will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta man up to 97 charges after another 25 added
By Peggy Revell on June 9th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A 34-year-old southern Alberta man faces 25 new criminal charges — on top of the 72 charges he already has against him — after fleeing from Brooks RCMP earlier this week. RCMP report that on June 5, mounties attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a suspected “prolific offender” on a stolen ... Read More »
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