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Annual report shows Invest Medicine Hat luring $9M in new business, with much more expected to formulate in 2018
By Collin Gallant on March 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Business attraction efforts by a city contractor have led to nearly $9 million in new business investment, according the new annual report of Invest Medicine Hat — though deals valued at 20 times that are in the final stages of development. That figure does not include the recently announced data processing centre handled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More jail required for drug seller with tough childhood
By Peggy Revell on March 22nd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 21-month sentence was handed down Wednesday to a 25-year-old man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges last fall. Wrayne Wawia has six months of that sentence left to serve due to time already spent in custody, followed by 18 months of probation. The charges stem back to a May 2017 investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Split council axes Veiner garden
By Collin Gallant on March 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Council has cancelled a plan to put $70,000 in reserve funds toward a planned accessible garden at the rebuilt Veiner Centre when it reopens this summer. A 5-3 vote at Monday’s meeting rejected the plan that had gone back and forth to committee level, as council members questioned costs and whether the general ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey, comedian, hockey again: Flipping Canalta a precisioned team effort
By Ryan McCracken on March 22nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken There will be no rest at the Canalta Centre this weekend. When the final buzzer sounds to end Game 1 of the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference quarter-final series between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night, the real work begins for a group of unsung heroes known as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Lotto Max win for Medicine Hat man
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2018
A Medicine Hat man is a lot richer than he was a few days ago. Stuart Heather won $265,691 on the July 28, 2017, Lotto Max draw, but waited until now to claim the prize. In a release from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, Heather said he knew he won shortly after the draw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspicious package turns out to be someone’s forgotten bag
By Peggy Revell on March 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The suspicious package found at Scotiabank this weekend appears to be a bag left behind by someone sleeping in the entranceway, say Medicine Hat police. “We looked at the video cameras, and found that a couple people were sleeping in the entrance,” said Sgt. Mike Fischer with the MHPS. “And when they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County gets $23,178 back as part of Provincial Education Requisition Credit
By Peggy Revell on March 21st, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Cypress County will be receiving more than $23,000 in funding back due to the new Provincial Education Requisition Credit. “We’re just really pleased the government stepped up,” said Cypress County Reeve Richard Oster, as the local county alongside others has lobbied the government for the past year for the funds. The funds are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man granted bail after allegedly stabbing woman
By Peggy Revell on March 20th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail was granted Monday to a 43-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a woman with a knife during a domestic dispute. Crown opposed the accused’s release during the hearing at the Medicine Hat Provincial Court, while a defence-requested publication ban prevents any evidence or information from the hearing being published. Medicine Hat police report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local officials welcome province’s plan to amend AISH legislation
By Peggy Revell on March 20th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Two local organizations that work with people with disabilities are applauding the province’s plan to amend legislation so that having a trust won’t affect eligibility for Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped. Monday’s announcement is “incredibly encouraging,” said Rita Bessant, executive director of CORE Association, and the proposed change could have a “very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cheers! Medicine Hat Brewing Company’s Warren Vancuren named MHC Business Person of the Year
By Medicine Hat News on March 19th, 2018
Warren Vancuren may be hoisting a cold beer in celebration today. Lucky for him he has easy access to a brew. Vancuren, who currently operates Medicine Hat Brewing Company with his wife and two sons, has been tapped as Medicine Hat College’s 2018 Business Person of the Year. “There are a lot of well-known business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar March 19-25
By Medicine Hat News on March 19th, 2018
March 19 — Play Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 19 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. March 19 — ABLE Reading and Writing Club, MH Public Library, 4:30-6:30 p.m. March 19 — Movie “Water on the Table,” MH Public Library, 6:30 p.m. March 20 — Understanding the Canadian Workplace ... Read More »
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