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Hatter hopes to see Canadian flag raised at site of crash that killed several rail workers
By Collin Gallant on May 29th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A local woman, who lost a relative in a “horrific” crash that killed 22 railway workers in 1980, says more needs to be done to remember the accident near Gull Lake. Marina Beach said annual observances like the one held Sunday, and a memorial at the site that was dedicated 11 years ago, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Limited’ price hike proposed for city-owned parking
By Collin Gallant on May 28th, 2018
Medicine Hat News City-owned parking spaces downtown are well-used, and to keep them that way, administrators are proposing only limited price increases over the next four years, a committee heard last week. An annual update of parking fees for the transit parkade, Esplanade and surface lots in the city centre, proposes only cost increased of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar May 28-June 3
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2018
May 28 — Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. May 28 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. May 29 — Saamis Barrel Racing Series Jackpot, Dunmore Equestrian Society May 29 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. May 29 — Seniors Cafe Chat, MH Public Library, 2-4 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing a number of charges after Sunday afternoon standoff
By Mo Cranker on May 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News One man is in custody and is facing a number of charges after a standoff Saturday on 5 St. NW with the Medicine Hat Police Service. The incident began Saturday when the man fled from police on a motorcycle, and managed to get away from police pursuit. “We were looking for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire crews quickly contain Saturday morning fire at Red Hat Co-op
By Mo Cranker on May 26th, 2018
By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier Fire crews were called to Redcliff’s Red Hat Co-op after a structural fire broke out in the northeast corner of the building Saturday morning. Town of Redcliff’s fire chief Wade Gleisner said once town firefighters arrived on scene with their first engine, there was potential for the fire to get worse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airport could become self-sufficient
By Collin Gallant on May 26th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A new air carrier coming to Medicine Hat could balance the regional airport budget next year, making it nearly self-sufficient and no longer in need of taxpayer subsidy, a city committee heard on Wednesday. If so, it could join the municipal campground as one of the only non-utility civic enterprises to turn a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat woman charged after break in
By Collin Gallant on May 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Mounties have charged a Medicine Hat women with an April break-in in central Alberta and say that her arrest has lead to the recovery of a large amount of stolen property. RCMP in Stettler investigated a residential break and enter at a community near Buffalo Lake early last month, and say evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP investigating Duchess assault
By Peggy Revell on May 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Mounties are investigating a serious assault on May 23 in Duchess that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Brooks RCMP report that they responded to a 911 call from a residence on Railway Avenue in the early morning Tuesday. Just before 2 a.m., it’s reported that two male suspects were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alta. Beef Producers seek support for fee
By Collin Gallant on May 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Alberta Beef Producers and feed lot operators will seek support for a non-refundable checkoff fee this fall that they say will raise $1.4 million annually to support the cattle industry. The joint agreement was announced Friday in a release from the Alberta Beef Producers calling it a “new era of collaboration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Integra Air closes its Medicine Hat operation
By Gillian Slade on May 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A company that has held a prominent role in the local aviation industry has closed its Medicine Hat operation. “Right now we have nothing in Medicine Hat,” said Integra Air CEO John Macek. Integra held the fixed-wing air ambulance contract for Medicine Hat for many years, but in September, 2017, Alberta Health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A one and a two … bird and flower count set for Sunday
By Peggy Revell on May 25th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Medicine Hat’s Spring Bird and Flower Count is set to return this Sunday. The annual event is a companion to the annual Christmas count launched more than 100 years ago by the Audubon Society, said Marty Drut, an interpreter with Police Point Park that is helping to organize the event. “It’s not as ... Read More »
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