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CJCY sold for $4M, won’t change its format: CRTC
By Collin Gallant on April 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The potential sale of CJCY radio in Medicine Hat is worth $4 million and wouldn’t involve a change of format, according to documents filed with the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission. Rogers Communications announced in mid-January it had an agreement to buy the local station from Lethbridge-based owner Clear Sky Radio Inc. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta jobless rate falls but stays above national rate
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2018
The jobless rate in rural southern Alberta fell in March compared to both last month and the same time last year. However, new figures from Statistics Canada state Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region has the highest unemployment rate outside of the province’s major cities at 6.5 per cent. That current local rate compared to 6.9 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S. Railway businesses seek better communication
By Collin Gallant on April 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Several business owners on South Railway Street say this year’s effort to finish replacing utility lines and remake the aging roadway is not off to a good start. Desmond Pinder, owner of Ted’s Dental Laboratory, says water service to his facility near the corner of Kingsway Avenue was shut off for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials hope for quick land sale
By Collin Gallant on April 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Administrators in Medicine Hat are hoping to expedite a minor land sale to Cypress County so work to flood-proof the Veinerville water supply system — as well as add new capacity for a planned water co-op — can proceed this summer. Last year, the county received an Alberta Community Resiliency Grant worth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fine, probation and drug court for man guilty in bike chop shop case
By Peggy Revell on April 6th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A $1,000 fine, 12 months probation and the requirement to attend drug treatment court was the sentence handed down to a Medicine Hat man arrested last summer after police broke up a bicycle chop shop. “The issue I have is the undertaking you were involved in the trafficking of bikes from children … ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heal the Hat an annual one-stop shop for alternative health
By Mo Cranker on April 6th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s healing expo is back at the end of the month. Heal the Hat will run April 28 and 29 at the Cypress Centre Auditorium, and it will offer Hatters a place to seek alternative health remedies. “We’ve gathered around 45 vendors from the city and the surrounding area,” said organizer Farren ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fine and probation for Hatter who ran bicycle chop shop
By Peggy Revell on April 5th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A $1,000 fine, 12 months probation and the requirement to attend drug treatment court was the sentence handed down to a Medicine Hat man arrested last summer after police broke up a bicycle chop shop. “The issue I have is the undertaking you were involved the trafficking of bikes from children … not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest made, charges laid in trio of bank robberies and one bomb threat call
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat man arrested on April 2 following an armed robbery of a local bank has now been charged in relation to two other bank robberies and a bomb threat to another bank. Ronald Big Bull appeared before court from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre Thursday, with his lawyer requesting an adjournment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-op donates turkeys to the Medicine Hat & District Food Bank
By Peggy Revell on April 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A group of turkeys is called a rafter — and now a gigantic rafter of turkeys will now be feeding families in need in Medicine Hat. South Country Co-op on Wednesday made a donation of 140 cases of turkeys to the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank. The donation came about as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Have fun with the legal system at Law Day
By Peggy Revell on April 5th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell See you in Court! On April 21, the Medicine Hat Courthouse opens its doors to mark Law Day. The day is a good opportunity for adults and kids of all ages to visit the courthouse and learn about different parts of the legal system, said Medicine Hat Law Day chair Darin Wight. “(To) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curbside recycling open houses planned for next week
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2018
The city’s solid waste department is planning to host two open houses next week to inform residents about the blue cart recycling program that gets underway later this spring. Sessions will be held on Wednesday, April 11, at the Family Leisure Centre, and on Thursday, April 12, at Hillcrest Church. Both drop-in events will last ... Read More »
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