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Local businesses ready for your Holiday spree
By Tim Kalinowski on December 12th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Christmas holiday shopping season is in full gear in Medicine Hat, and local retailers want your business, says Perry Deering, president of the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce and owner of Deerview Meats. “A lot of our local businesses are going with special incentives to help keep those dollars in the community by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat seizure of methamphetamine believed to be largest in city’s history
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2017
Police believe they have made the largest seizure of methamphetamine in Medicine Hat history. The seizure was made early morning hours of Dec. 8 following a planned vehicle stop on Highway 3 just inside Medicine Hat city limits. In the trunk of the rental vehicle investigators found 1.02 kilograms of meth and 226 grams of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man dead after collision Friday night near Suffield
By Medicine Hat News on December 11th, 2017
A man who was seriously injured while walking on a highway near Suffield has died in hospital, authorities announced on Monday. Redcliff RCMP say that late on the evening of Friday, Dec. 8, the man in his late 20s was struck by a vehicle while he was walking on Highway No. 884 when he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hampers put together to help college students in need
By Tim Kalinowski on December 11th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat College ecumenical chaplain Kristy Reimers-Loader was handing out goodies in the form of Christmas food hampers last Friday for students who may not be eating as healthy as they should at this time of year. “We have 180 food hampers we are giving away to students to alleviate hunger here at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amy Lewis’ killer eligible for release
By None on December 11th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The man who killed 23-year-old Medicine Hat College nursing student Amy Lewis was up for release this past weekend. Reported first by Global News Calgary, Jerrison Herve Stopanski, 39, was eligible for statutory release on Saturday. Upon release, Stopanski will have to abide by multiple conditions. They include reporting any intimate relationships ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stopanski up for release this weekend
By admin on December 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The man who killed 23-year-old Medicine Hat College student Amy Lewis is up for release this weekend. Reported first by Global News Calgary, Jerrison Herve Stopanski, 39, is eligible for statutory release on Saturday. Upon release, Stopanski will have to abide by multiple conditions. They include reporting any intimate relationships he has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP finance critic opposes carbon changes
By Collin Gallant on December 9th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Alberta’s environment minister says changes to how large polluters pay for carbon dioxide emissions will return money to the private sector in grants to help spur industry scale refurbishments across the province. However, local MLA Drew Barnes, the opposition finance critic, says it punishes industry and will create a system of “winners and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trucking companies announce merger
By Collin Gallant on December 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Two trucking companies that each have operations in Medicine Hat are becoming one. Manitoulin Transport is again expanding after the national long-hauler announced the purchase of Alberta-based Duckerings on Wednesday, saying it will expand options for customer delivery. The terms were not disclosed, and company officials wouldn’t comment on local operational matters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workplace fatality probe continues long after man killed
By Collin Gallant on December 9th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A workplace fatality probe is still ongoing two years after a Medicine Hat man died while working on an ammonia tank — a timeline that pushes up against a deadline of when any possible charges could be laid. Alberta Ministry of Labour spokesman told the News Thursday that Occupational Health and Safety investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connecting over the holidays when families are far away
By Tim Kalinowski on December 9th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat College will be hosting a special potluck dinner on Dec. 22 for about 20 international students living in its residences who simply can’t make it home during this holiday season. “Over Christmas we like to make sure the students who don’t have an opportunity to go home over the holidays get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hilda area residents welcome filmmaker and crew, despite devastation from fires
By Tim Kalinowski on December 9th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal A new post-apocalyptic, science-fiction movie filming near Hilda will be using some local scenes from the wildfires of Oct. 17 in its final edit when the movie is released in 2019. Planning for the film, tentatively titled “Father of Nations” by Alberta-based film company Thousand Year Films, has been in pre-production in the ... Read More »
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