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A mother’s love lives on: Addicts leave family, story behind
By Gillian Slade on August 9th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The overdose that killed him ended his life far too early. Two years ago, 31-year-old Neil Balmer died on Canada Day after a 10- to 12-year battle with addiction, anxiety and depression, his mother Kym Porter recently told the News. “This is a health issue, it is not a moral issue,” she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record-breaking temperatures could be here
By Gillian Slade on August 9th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It is about to get even hotter in southeast Alberta with temperatures possibly reaching heights not experienced since the 1960s. The forecasted temperature for Thursday is 39 C, and Environment Canada has predicted 40 C for Friday. “The last time Medicine Hat got to 40C was back on Aug. 24, 1969. We’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who injured newborn, among others, in head-on collision gets two years
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man who severely injured four people, including a seven-day-old infant, in a head-on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway was sentenced Wednesday to two years imprisonment and a five-year driving suspension. Curtis Perry Beisel, who was previously found guilty of four charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm and four counts of dangerous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Police Commission chair facing fraud charges
By Mo Cranker on August 8th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A former chair of the Medicine Hat Police Commission is facing fraud charges. Rolf Traichel, 45, was charged with several fraud and fraud-related offences Tuesday following a six-month fraud investigation conducted by the Medicine Hat Police Services Major Crimes section. Police say the offences are alleged to have occurred between 2010 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter charged with inciting hatred
By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A Medicine Hat man has been charged with inciting hatred, as well as firearms offences, after a local business owner reported to police on July 31 seeing him in posession of Canadian currency with anti-Semitic slogans printed on it. Police found several $5, $20 and $50 bills with “Jewish white genocide” and “ZOG” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public seems to OK seniors’ complex
By Gillian Slade on August 8th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There appears to be little opposition to the zoning bylaw change required for the seniors’ living complex planned for Strachan Road. Residents at Chartwell Gardens, in close proximity to the development, indicated after a Tuesday meeting they are comfortable with the plans and are willing to support the rezoning, said Irene Errington, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business owner in Lethbridge says safe consumption site negatively impacting neighbouring community
By Gillian Slade on August 8th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The impact of a supervised consumption site on nearby businesses in Lethbridge was almost immediate and has been significant, says the owner of Bert and Macs Sport. The site opened in February this year, and one is expected to open in Medicine Hat before Christmas. “It impacted approximately within a week,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arts and crafts sale Saturday will support the local SPCA
By Gillian Slade on August 8th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local arts and crafts sale, in support of the SPCA, features artists and their loving pets. The event takes pace Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at 964 Bridge St. in Medicine Hat. There will be food trucks, free draws, a stuffy silent auction and art activities for children. For more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter flees Manitoba tornado with family just ahead of it destroying cabin
By Jeremy Appel on August 8th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Hatter Dustin Zdan ended up in the eye of the Alonsa Tornado after going with his family to his parents’ cabin on Lake Manitoba. “We were going back for the August long weekend to spend four days at the lake and a little bit of R&R, but it didn’t quite turn out that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federation of Canadian Municipalities grants $750K to Medicine Hat for electric vehicle project
By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat is receiving a $750,000 grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a green innovation project related to charging electric vehicles. Granted under the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, the money will go to a program called “Southern Alberta Clean Transportation Network: EV charging from peaks to prairies.” A news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing hiker located deceased south of Grasslands National Park
By None on August 8th, 2018
Southern Alberta Newspapers SWIFT CURRENT A five-day search for a missing hiker at the Grasslands National Park came to a tragic end on Monday. Ponteix RCMP reported that Donald Stoliker, 63, was located deceased south of Grasslands National Park. The death of the Newburgh, Ont. man is not considered suspicious, but an investigation is ongoing ... Read More »
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