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Duo added to Ag Hall of Fame has southern Alberta ties
By Collin Gallant on October 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Two new members of the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame have deep connections to Brooks and the ranching community in southeastern Alberta. Garnet Altwasser, the founder of Lakeside Industries, and biologist Ron Howard, who spent his career at Crop Diversification Centre South, are among three entries announced Monday to the Hall this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hay man, what’s the deal?
By Collin Gallant on October 30th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The cost of groceries is going up for cattle ranchers and horse owners in southeastern Alberta at the end of a second straight summer of stressed pastures and drought stricken hayland. “From where it was (in 2016), I’m paying double,” said Morley Forsyth, who operates the Forsyth Ranch equestrian arena near Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrating seniors at Veiner Centre
By Gillian Slade on October 30th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It’s a celebration of the significant contribution of seniors who volunteer in the community and you are invited, Nov. 21, to the Veiner Centre at 3 p.m. “We’re calling it a little party, a little celebration,” said La Verne Noble, chair of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee. You don’t have to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beware of more than ghouls out there
By Jeremy Appel on October 30th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel With Halloween happening tomorrow, the Medicine Hat Police Service is urging people to be careful while trick-or-treating. You won’t have to worry about poisoned candy, which fact-checking website Snopes says is a myth, but treats tampered with sharp objects do occur occasionally. Sgt. Mike Fischer says MHPS had one report of such an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local MP’s accusation against the RCMP for contempt of parliament to be heard today
By Collin Gallant on October 30th, 2018
Medicine Hat News An accusation levelled by the local MP that the RCMP were in contempt of parliament when they described effects of a gun bill will be before a house of commons committee today. In June, Glen Motz argued that language used by the national police force in a bulletin to gun retailers made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Point Park unveils new lookout, restoring a longtime popular spot
By Mo Cranker on October 30th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Something new popped up this weekend at Police Point Park — giving Hatters another place to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The park unveiled its new Prairie View Lookout roughly one year after its previous one had to be torn down — three decades after it was first built. “This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks on the list as franchise pot stores begin to take hold
By Collin Gallant on October 30th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Franchise cannabis retail sales will soon reach southeastern Alberta, according to an updated list of licence approvals by provincial regulators, who have granted the first such licence for Brooks. “SpiritLeaf” received licence for its proposed location at 715 Second St. W. in Brooks, along with another now-licensed location in for Lethbridge this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lung Association of Alberta offering 100 citizens an incentive to quit smoking cold turkey on Nov. 1
By Gillian Slade on October 30th, 2018
Medicine Hat News If you are willing to quit smoking cold turkey and do not even take one puff in a 30-day period, the Lung Association of Alberta is offering an incentive. The organization’s goal is to find 100 Albertans to sign up for its 30-day Quit Cold Turkey Challenge. The 100 registrants will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Creating the purr-fect feline farm
By Mo Cranker on October 30th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Bill Dearborn is giving a whole new definition to the word resourceful. Dearborn is a retired farmer and has lived in and around the Hat for years with his wife Bobbi. He recently began making mini houses out of old fridges — giving cats living around his farm a warm place to stay, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three charged with assault, robbery, unlawful confinement
By Medicine Hat News on October 29th, 2018
Three people from Medicine Hat are facing assault, robbery and unlawful confinement charges following an incident last week. According to police, on the night of Oct. 24 a female went to a house in the city’s southeast where two females assaulted her with a blunt object and took her property. She was held throughout the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gem and Mineral Show rolls through the Hat
By Mo Cranker on October 29th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker All things gems and minerals were on display this weekend at the Clarion Hotel during the Hat’s sixth annual Gem and Mineral Show. “There’s so much on display here — it would be a long list to list them all out,” said organizer Chris Robak. “Everything under the sun gem related is out ... Read More »
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