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Alberta already taking broad approach to poverty issues, labour minister says
By Collin Gallant on October 4th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Alberta’s labour minister says her government is ahead of the game when it comes to addressing a wide range of poverty causes, which the local chamber and an anti-poverty group say are more effective than minimum wage increases. On Monday, that wage rose to $15 per hour, up $1.40 from the previous figure, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delay for Third St. work proposed
By Collin Gallant on October 4th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Planners are suggesting a one-year delay to the start of major work on Third Street downtown so other projects on nearby major routes can go ahead in 2019 without snarling traffic throughout the city’s core. A 10-year plan was launched in 2012 for replacing road utility lines — in some cases reaching 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Options change for Alberta flu vaccinations
By Gillian Slade on October 4th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Influenza vaccination options have changed a little this year, and Alberta Health Services clinics commence in two weeks. The vaccine is available free of charge to Albertans six-months of age or older. Pharmacists are now allowed to provide the flu shot to Albertans more than five years old. Pharmacists and some physicians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat sends snow-removal equipment to assist Calgary
By Jeremy Appel on October 4th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The City of Medicine Hat sent four pieces of equipment — two graders and two sanders — up to Calgary on Tuesday to assist with snow removal after Alberta’s biggest city received 40 centimetres in a 12-hour period. Merrick Brown, the Hat’s director of emergency management, says Calgary put out a request for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pot rules a ways away
By Collin Gallant on October 3rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Marijuana will be legal for adults in two weeks but a timeline for a local bylaw regulating its public use is all over the calendar. Estimates range as far away as early 2019 for when Medicine Hat city council might be able to consider adding further restrictions above minimum rules laid down by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De-privatizing road tests a welcome decision
By Jeremy Appel on October 3rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A local driving instructor says the provincial government’s move to de-privatize road testing will make quality examination accessible to more Albertans, particularly those in rural areas. Prior to Tuesday, Alberta was the only province with private road testing, which has been in place since 1993. Starting in March, there will be a flat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LNG project good for all long term
By Collin Gallant on October 3rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A massive LNG export project in British Columbia could open international markets for Canadian energy and eventually take pressure off beleaguered natural gas producers in Alberta, industry analysts said Tuesday. For southeastern Alberta’s gas producers, which have been dealing with a glut of natural gas, low prices and evaporating markets, the megaproject’s go-ahead, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council Briefs: Heggelund gets standing ovation at last meeting
By Collin Gallant on October 3rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News The city’s outgoing chief administrator was given a standing ovation at her last council meeting on Monday, and called a great leader who wasn’t shy but stepped back to let her employees take due credit. Merete Heggelund’s last day as chief administrative officer before retirement is officially Friday, but she was honoured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snow falls and sticks, but don’t give up the golf game just yet
By Jeremy Appel on October 3rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel After getting blanketed in snow overnight Monday, Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Medicine Hat-Bow Island-Suffield area, but a local golf club is determined to stay open for the rest of the season. Between 30 and 40 centimetres of snow fell over the region on Monday and Tuesday, with another 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court Briefs: Man accused in Sept. 28 standoff faces 15 charges
By Jeremy Appel on October 3rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man arrested after a five-hour standoff with police in the early hours of Sept. 28 is facing 15 charges, including three counts of possessing a weapon for dangerous purposes, as well as one count each of obstructing a peace officer and threats causing death, court heard Tuesday. Brandon Alexander Aman, 25, appeared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$1M surprise of a lifetime for local couple
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Robert Cheverie got quite a shock when his wife Ann checked their Lotto 6/49 ticket and discovered they won $1 million on the Aug. 29 Guaranteed Prize draw. “I was walking around the store, and I heard Ann screaming and freaking out,” he said. “I got to her as quickly as I ... Read More »
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