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UPDATE: Police say 63-year-old missing man found safe
By Jeremy Appel on December 5th, 2018
UPDATE: Medicine Hat police posted on social media late last night that Vanbocquestal was found safe. —————- Medicine Hat News Police are seeking public assistance in locating a local 63-year-old man. Wesley Vanbocquestal was last seen in the 500 block of Ninth Street SW at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Police say there is concern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City closes awkward road allowance
By Collin Gallant on December 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A makeshift driveway leading to homes perched above Kingsway Avenue is no longer legally a road, or the city of Medicine Hat’s responsibility — it’s just the latest in an ongoing effort to tidy up century-old planning maps. On Monday, council voted to close a road allowance in the South Flats that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil cut won’t affect city’s plays
By Collin Gallant on December 5th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A plan by the province to temporarily limit oil output starting Jan. 1 likely won’t affect City of Medicine Hat operations, officials tell the News, adding that firmer prices could boost the bottom line. On Sunday, Premier Rachel Notley said her government will mandate an 8.7 per cent scale-back to battle a gaping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Louis School student takes on role of Fire Chief for a day
By Collin Gallant on December 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Pets for the firehalls and a raise for her staff were two orders of business outlined by 11-year-old Sophie Kerr during her term as Fire Chief for the day this week. The Grade 6 student from St. Louis School was randomly selected for the honour at the conclusion to annual fire prevention ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court to listen to hours of phone calls in Hotchen drug, firearm trial
By Jeremy Appel on December 5th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Court heard the beginning of hours of recorded phone calls from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre in Aaron Hotchen’s trial on drug and firearm charges. Hotchen was arrested Oct. 22, 2016, after police executed a search warrant on a farm near Seven Persons, seizing methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, cash and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former police commission chair’s fraud case involving Catholic school board adjourned to February
By Jeremy Appel on December 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A former Medicine Hat Police Commission chair accused of defrauding the local Catholic school board has had his case adjourned to the new year. Rolf Traichel will appear next in Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Feb. 7. His lawyer has to review 2,700 pages of disclosure from the Crown. Traichel was arrested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dementia advice offered over the phone
By Gillian Slade on December 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Advice and answers to your questions about dementia are only a phone call away, thanks to a service offered by Alberta Health Services. “Dementia Advice” is accessible through Health Link 24 hours a day. You just need to call 811. The Health Link staff are able to assess your needs and respond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!When pain cancels out the gain
By Collin Gallant on December 4th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A big gain in power plant profits, coupled with more pain in natural gas production, highlighted the proposed business plans for the City of Medicine Hat utility division that were unveiled on Monday night. Both items were highlighted in recent quarterly financial reports, and for years, administrators and council members have noted that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility bills going up about $12 in 2019
By Collin Gallant on December 4th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Hatters will pay about $12 per month more in 2019, according to utility department budgets that were presented to city council on Monday night. Bylaws to adjust fees and charges will be voted on later this month, but business plans for water, sewer, gas and electric service, and well as garbage collection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil cuts backed by all parties
By Gillian Slade on December 4th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Capitalists favouring government limiting oil production means three political parties are in agreement and it removes one contentious issue in the upcoming provincial election, says a local political science instructor. It kind of works for the NDP because everybody is on the same side, said Jim Groom political science instructor Medicine Hat College. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge allows ‘crucial’ evidence in Hotchen trial
By Jeremy Appel on December 4th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Evidence gathered from a late 2017 police raid of an acreage near Seven Persons has been deemed admissible. Although Medicine Hat Provincial Court Judge Paul Pharo agreed Aaron Hotchen’s rights were violated under section 8 of the Charter, which guards against unreasonable search and seizure, he deemed the value of the evidence to ... Read More »
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