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County suspends burning permits due to dry conditions
By Collin Gallant on April 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Cypress County has suspended burning permits until hot, dry conditions improve, and won’t issue any new ones unless they are inspected by local fire officials, it was announced Monday. That comes at a time when much of southern Alberta is grappling with overland flooding. The County of Forty Mile, Newell, and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southside construction ramps up
By Collin Gallant on April 24th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The arrival of warmer weather means a major speed-up of several major construction projects on the city’s southside, including the possibility of more work at the Medicine Hat Mall. It includes new construction for three hotels, finishing work on a grocery outlet and various other commercial buildings on Strachan Road. The boom was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One worker sent to hospital after incident at CF Industries
By Mo Cranker on April 23rd, 2018
UPDATE: CF Industries issues a statement on the morning of April 24 stating the worker had been released from hospital. —————————— Medicine Hat News One worker was transported to hospital early Monday evening after an incident at the CF Industries nitrogen complex. The company confirmed later Monday that the incident at about 5:20 p.m. involved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Co-op pharmacists enter guilty pleas to taking secret commissions
By Peggy Revell on April 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Two former Co-op pharmacists pled guilty to taking secret commissions Monday to the value of just over $300,000. Evan King and Kathryn Kaiser were each given an 18-month conditional sentence order, with house arrest for the first six months, followed by curfew. Monday was originally set to be the start of a multi-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire restriction in effect in Cypress County
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2018
A fire restriction is in effect in Cypress County. The county posted on Twitter Monday morning. The country tweeted that “Fire permits may be issued once an inspection has been completed by the Fire Chief or Deputy Fire Chief” and “Special requests for permits must prove that a controlled burn is necessary to the livelihood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar April 23-29
By Medicine Hat News on April 23rd, 2018
April 23 — Mark Sakamoto’s author talk, Medicine Hat College, 7:30 p.m. April 23 — Tech time, 2-4 p.m., Public Library April 24 — St. Mary’s School presents “Madagascar Jr.,” Esplanade, 1 p.m. April 24 — Grasslands Naturalists meeting, Police Point Park Nature Centre, 7 p.m., followed by guest speaker Dr. Gail Michener, “Ground Squirrels,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannabis users offer cleanup olive branch
By Mo Cranker on April 21st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker A group of cannabis users spent their Friday afternoon cleaning up the streets of downtown Medicine Hat with the hopes of helping out the environment for Earth Day, and to break some negative stigmas around cannabis users in the city. The 420 Cannabis Community Cleanup took place at noon Friday and ran for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skateboard group hosting info night regarding Mexico trip
By Mo Cranker on April 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is holding an information event Sunday at the Monarch surrounding its recent trip to Mexico. The event takes place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the downtown theatre, and will showcase a number of videos from the group’s trip as well as a number of presentations from MHSA members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister of Health values pharmacists but says budgets need to make sense
By Gillian Slade on April 21st, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The number of pharmacist medication reviews and assessments has increased nearly 900 per cent in the past five years, according to data supplied by Alberta Health. In 2012, when the previous government introduced compensation to pharmacists for doing comprehensive annual care plans (CACP) and standard medication management assessments (SMMA), a total of ... Read More »
1 responseSugar beet growers ink deal with Lantic Sugar
By Collin Gallant on April 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Sugar beet growers and Lantic Sugar have a signed a two-year contract extension, which includes a commitment to develop a rolling contract when the new pact expires in late 2020, according to a press release sent Friday morning. The joint statement also hints at longer term investment in the facility at Taber, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP teams up with Sask. to nab break-in suspects
By Collin Gallant on April 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Mounties from Redcliff and Saskatchewan have arrested and charged a man and a women with a number of break-ins and thefts of property in northern Cypress County and Medicine Hat. A statement from the Redcliff RCMP detachment says that on April 18 local officers joined with members from the neighbouring province and ... Read More »
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