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Couples relying on strangers during vintage car journey
By Mo Cranker on September 8th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Holts and the Campbells have made their way into the heart of Saskatchewan and are continuing on their journey in their 1920s vehicles to Hague, Sask. Bart and Lisa Campbell left Tuesday alongside Fred and Teri Holt and are slowly working their way to Hague with no money in their pockets, no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bindloss fire victims say the compensation process is stalled
By Gillian Slade on September 8th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A year after the Bindloss fire there is frustration for farmers and ranchers who have not received the financial compensation they say they were promised. “A year ago we had hope it (claims) would be settled,” said Tom Herman. John Campbell and wife Donna say they are “so tired” of the lack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Almost $78,000 worth of drugs seized in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on September 7th, 2018
Two people are facing 13 charges and nearly $78,000 worth of drugs are off the streets following an ALERT Medicine Hat investigation. ALERT investigators executed a search warrant Sept. 6 on a storage locker in Brier Industrial Estates. Police discovered methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and buffing agent. Later that same day police arrested two people associated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney says Ottawa needs to force issue with pipelines
By Gillian Slade on September 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Jason Kenney says Alberta not only needs to rescue Trans-Mountain, but other pipelines as well. He also believes the best leverage the province has would be a suspension of equalization payments. The United Conservative leader stated these claims Thursday afternoon prior to a fundraising dinner for about 175 people in Medicine Hat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City land sale plan strikes nerve at Connaught open house
By Collin Gallant on September 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The city’s land department is embarking on a plan to sell excess land, it was announced Wednesday just as residents in Connaught were hearing a proposal to convert greenspace near the upscale community into a lot for multi-family housing. Connaught residents packed an open house on site at 532 Primrose Dr., as administrators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire Station No. 1 officially opens on north side
By Collin Gallant on September 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Fire trucks pulled out of the Maple Avenue Fire Station for the last time at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday — moving day for Platoon 3 to the new station located north of the South Saskatchewan River. An official grand opening of the new Fire Station No. 1 is planned for mid October, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homebuilders more eager to go green
By Collin Gallant on September 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Medicine Hat homebuilders are warming to solar energy as a selling feature in new builds, according to officials with the city’s HatSmart energy conservation rebate program. In an update of the $210,000 program to the city’s utility and energy committee on Thursday, program manager Jaret Dickie said funds to lower the cost of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!135 days in jail for man guilty of publishing nude photo of ex
By Jeremy Appel on September 7th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man who pled guilty to publishing an indecent picture of his ex-girlfriend without her permission and assaulting her, as well as causing mischief and failing to stop at the scene of an accident from a separate incident, received a 135-day jail sentence and $1,500 in fines. Justin Kleinsasser, who has the word ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin likely to apply once again for crime reduction funding
By Jeremy Appel on September 7th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat’s Miywasin Friendship Centre is likely to apply for this year’s crime reduction grant, according to its youth co-ordinator. The Miywasin Centre received funds as part of last year’s grant, which lasts two years, but Carol Syrette says they will apply again so they can having funding for the next two years. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Hills Winery finally busts through the border into Alberta
By Collin Gallant on September 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A longstanding plan to sell the fruits of the Cypress Hills Winery in Alberta has come to fruition. The winery located near Maple Creek has always planned to stock its wines across the boundary for customers in Medicine Hat and southeastern Alberta. The vineyard has now announced its products are available at South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Telus warning customers of email scam
By Jeremy Appel on September 7th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Telus is warning customers to be skeptical of emails asking for personal information, while purporting to be from the company. Telus Western Canada spokesman Doug Self says the company does its best to “employ robust, state-of-the-art technologies to help identify and filter out spam, malware and other threats so they never reach our ... Read More »
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