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Theo Fleury’s Victor Walk making a stop in Medicine Hat
By Jeremy Appel on July 19th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Former Calgary Flames superstar Theo Fleury is stopping in the Hat tomorrow with the Victor Walk, which seeks to raise awareness of child sexual abuse. Fleury is himself a survivor of sexual abuse, which he documented in his 2009 memoir “Playing with Fire.” He’s dedicated himself since 2013 toward de-stigmatizing child sexual abuse ... Read More »
1 responseLarge poplars part of a three-year tree removal program
By Collin Gallant on July 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Poplars so huge an industrial crane was needed to guide them to the ground are being removed from a southside mobile home park. Colin Grant, the manager of the Crestwood mobile home park, said the removal is part of a three-year plan to remove large trees. Management feels they are susceptible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing delayed for man who sold meth to undercover cops
By Jeremy Appel on July 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local man who pled guilty after selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer will be sentenced on July 24. The sentencing for Robert Hafso was supposed to occur Wednesday at Medicine Hat Provincial Court after a pre-sentencing report was prepared. However, defence lawyer Bradley Bellmore didn’t receive the report until Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Glasgo looking forward to campaign
By Gillian Slade on July 19th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Securing the majority of 803 votes, Michaela Glasgo is now the United Conservative Party candidate in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding. “I don’t know if it has really sunk in yet,” Glasgo said on Wednesday morning. Of about 43,000 people in the riding, a total of 2,300 are members of the UCP, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playguides provides kids with creative fun outside
By Gillian Slade on July 19th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Creative outdoor activity for families to enjoy is taking place three times a week, and there is no fee to participate. Playguides is all about a range of activities for children from babies to age six although older siblings are welcome to come along and join in, perhaps even entertain themselves on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Professional tornado hunter visits the city helping to raise money for burn fund
By Jeremy Appel on July 19th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The host of CMT’s Tornado Hunters was in Medicine Hat Wednesday as part of a regional tour, while participating in a fundraiser for the local Firefighters Burn Fund. Chris Chittick, who resides in Regina, has hunted tornadoes since 1998, before going to business school to monetize his hobby. “It’s a huge rush, obviously,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michaela Glasgo wins UCP nomination for Brooks-MH
By Gillian Slade on July 18th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Michaela Glasgo has won the United Conservative Party’s vote to be its candidate in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding for the next provincial election. Months ago, back in March, Glasgo was the first to throw her hat into the ring. Knocking on doors of homes in the constituency has been a hallmark of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP seek those behind attempted break-in at town pub
By Collin Gallant on July 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Mounties in Redcliff are looking for who’s ever responsible for jimmying the door of a local pub on Tuesday morning. Authorities say that someone attempted to break in the front entrance of the Who’s on Third pub at 222 Broadway East in Redcliff, between 3 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victim impact statements show lingering trauma for cab driver who was kidnapped and assaulted in 2016
By Jeremy Appel on July 18th, 2018
Southern Alberta Newspapers A taxi driver who in 2016 was sexually assaulted, robbed, kidnapped and taken to Calgary by a man posing as a fare was held by her two daughters Tuesday as she cried during her victim impact statement at Medicine Hat Provincial Court. The woman said she thought she was simply helping somebody ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pot stores zoned, but more to do
By Collin Gallant on July 18th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Setting up a cannabis retail store is now a legal use of land in the City of Medicine Hat after council passed a zoning bylaw Monday night. But that’s only one more step toward the eventual legal sale of the long prohibited drug this fall. Council voted 6-1 to accept an overlay map ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local poli-sci instructor says UCP’s lack of vetting Beasley could bite them
By Gillian Slade on July 18th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The UCP’s delay in fully vetting Todd Beasley until about a week before the vote could come back to haunt the party, says a political science instructor. “The obvious answer is to vet everybody before … right at the beginning,” said Jim Groom, political science instructor at Medicine Hat College. Beasley submitted ... Read More »
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