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Court Briefs: Six months in jail for fraud, mischief, false alarm
By Jeremy Appel on December 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A man guilty of fraud, mischief and pulling a fire alarm was sentenced at Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Wednesday to six months in jail. Jasen Palmer pled guilty on Sept. 20 to three counts of fraud under $5,000, one count of a false alarm and eight breaches. Due to his plea, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!38 years of sharing a merry meal
By Gillian Slade on December 13th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A 38-year tradition of serving a free hot Christmas dinner for those alone on Christmas day continues, thanks to local Kiwanis clubs and generous businesses. The inaugural event took place in 1980 at a private residence with eight guests. Last year 268 meals were served to guests and volunteers, said John John, one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cancarb to expand Medicine Hat operations, add nine jobs
By Collin Gallant on December 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Cancarb will spend $40 million over the next 18 months to add another production unit and expand its warehousing system at its Medicine Hat production facility, the company announced on Wednesday afternoon. A sixth carbon black unit will increase production of the rubber component by 20 per cent, to 54,000 tonnes, as well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges laid in pedestrian hit and run
By medicinehatnews on December 12th, 2018
Assistance from the public has led to charges being laid in a pedestrian hit and run last month. On Nov. 28 at about 3:20 p.m., a dark-coloured four-door pickup truck hit a 12-year-old male while the boy was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Carry Drive and Southview Drive. The ... Read More »
1 responseGas hurting too but no gov’t measures in sight
By Collin Gallant on December 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The Alberta government is prepared to curtail oil production next month to boost prices that are deeply discounted due to transportation woes and oversupply problems. However, such extraordinary measures are not yet being discussed for the natural gas sector, which faces similar discounts and rock-bottom prices due to bottlenecks and disconnect from export ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic trustees look at allowing termination appeals
By Jeremy Appel on December 12th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education agreed at its Tuesday meeting to look into allowing staff members who have been fired the right to appeal to the board. “It’s interesting, because some school divisions have terminations being the role of the superintendent or their representative, then there’s some that have grievances and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Work at Hitch’n Post site will go into new year
By Gillian Slade on December 12th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Hitch’n Post Saloon building is long gone but work on site will continue into January. The installation of the buttresses and filling in the basement is mostly complete, said Dave Curtis, property administrator land and business support for the city. “We are finalizing the requirements of capping the spaces between the foundations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City updating 104-year-old bylaw to better define its relationship with public library
By Collin Gallant on December 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant After 104 years, the Medicine Hat Public Library and City of Medicine Hat are formalizing their relationship. That includes a new bylaw to replace one passed in 1914 that allowed for a referendum to establish a library under provincial legislation, and which remains one of the oldest bylaws in the city that hasn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wedding rings lost: Family hopes for a Christmas miracle
By Collin Gallant on December 12th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat family is hoping for a Christmas miracle with the return of wedding rings that were lost this week. Audrey Baillie took off the rings she’s worn for 48 years while she was making Christmas decorations in the fibre arts guild room at the Cultural Centre. They were snagging on ... Read More »
1 responseAccused refers to drugs as ‘personal stuff’ during more than 30 hours of recorded phone calls
By Jeremy Appel on December 12th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The trial of Aaron Hotchen is almost through listening to more than 30 hours of phone calls the accused made from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre. Tuesday was the 12th day of the Medicine Hat Provincial Court trial, where Hotchen is accused of possession for the purposes of trafficking and firearm offences. Hotchen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s recreation facility partnership program paying off through padded project budgets
By Collin Gallant on December 11th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Budgets for several city parks projects are again being bolstered by a new partnership program in recreation facilities. About $100,000 in new provincial grants will go into three projects that fall under a community partnership initiative launched by the City of Medicine Hat, a committee heard Monday. “It’s paperwork, but it’s good paperwork,” ... Read More »
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