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New air ambulance in full flight
By Gillian Slade on April 10th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Not only was the new air ambulance contractor ready to operate by April 1, it was even ahead of schedule. CanWest Air’s new fixed-wing King Air 250 aircraft was at the Medicine Hat base on March 22 ready to operate well ahead of the deadline of April 1 as the new contractor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic board to OK playground equipment for new school
By Peggy Revell on April 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Trustees for the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education are set to approve a contract at tonight’s meeting for purchasing playground equipment for the soon-to-be-opened Ecole St. John Paul II School. The board received seven submissions after putting out a request for proposals, with the selection committee recommending Blue Imp as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Glen Motz hosting information session regarding firearms changes
By Gillian Slade on April 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News An information event regarding proposed federal firearms changes will be held by MP Glen Motz on Thursday in Medicine Hat. Bill C-71 will be the subject for discussion on April 12 from 7-9 p.m. at Medicine Hat Lodge in ballroom A. “Canadians have been down this road before, where law-abiding firearms owners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations open for Chamber of Commerce Business Awards
By Peggy Revell on April 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Nominations are now being accepted for the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Business Awards. The annual awards — now in their 18th year — are held in support of National Small Business Week, and will be presented on Oct. 12. Businesses and organizations can be nominated in the following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former mayor Garth Vallely dead after long period of ill health
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2018
One of Medicine Hat’s former mayor’s is being lovingly remembered as a visionary, mediator and someone who also had a sense of fun. Garth Vallely, who was mayor from 2001-2007, passed away Saturday, April 7, following a lengthy period of ill health. “He was very friendly, the type of person to take hinges off doors,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbara Holmes pleads guilty on first day of murder trial
By Peggy Revell on April 9th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Barbara Holmes pled guilty to manslaughter after stabbing her husband to death in 2016 with a kitchen knife. “The assault happened quickly and can only be described as a frenzy,” said the Crown prosecutor Monday while reading the agreed statement of facts into court, as the accused and victim’s family listened, and Holmes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters recycle their electronic waste
By Mo Cranker on April 9th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Residents were given the opportunity to properly dispose of their electronic waste Saturday thanks to the Medicine Hat Police Service and Redi Recycling. The groups come together every year to offer the service as a way of educating and helping Hatters. “Our electronic recycling event is something we do every year,” said Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital parking review pushed back a few years
By Collin Gallant on April 9th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A planned major review of parking around the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital could be pushed off for several years since the major expansion isn’t expected to be complete until 2020. City planners hope to make minor changes in the meantime — something they’ve been doing already — a city committee heard on Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar April 9-15
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2018
April 9 — Play Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 9 — Games in the Afternoon, MHPublic Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. April 9 — ABLE Reading and Writing Club, MH Public Library, 4:30-6:30 p.m. April 9 — TweenNight: Pokemon, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 10-12 only April 9 — Four by Four, Esplanade, 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital parking review forced back a few years
By Collin Gallant on April 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A planned major review of parking around the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital could be pushed off for several years since the major expansion now isn’t expected to be complete until 2020. City planners hope to make minor changes in the meantime — something they’ve been doing already — a city committee heard on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five years later, the Veiner Centre resembles a seniors’ centre once more
By Gillian Slade on April 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade When flood waters damaged the Veiner Centre in the summer of 2013, nobody thought it would take five years to restore. But Medicine Hat’s seniors community is now only months away from seeing it emerge from disaster like a fresh flower after rain. “We will be done by summertime,” said Scott Woodside, facilities ... Read More »
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