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Man already nabbed for break and enter is charged with same crime at same location
By Peggy Revell on November 7th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One man has been charged following a break and enter at a pub in Crescent Heights. Police report that on Nov. 5 at 4:20 a.m. they responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at the After-Work Oasis. Upon arrival, a witness provided cellphone video of the suspect’s vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief librarian accepts new role in Red Deer
By Jeremy Appel on November 7th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public Library’s chief librarian Shelley Ross is packing up and moving to Red Deer at the end of the year, where she’s accepted the equivalent job of CEO for its library system. Ross has worked at MHPL for the past seven years. Prior to that, she was the science librarian at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McMan’s new executive director hopes to ‘continue on the great work’
By Jeremy Appel on November 7th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Millie Beckel made her return to southern Alberta as the new executive director of Medicine Hat’s McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association. Originally from Lethbridge, Beckel was working with community living agencies in the Vancouver area prior to Oct. 16, when she began her role at McMan. “It’s a great organization with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province plans to be even more thorough testing elk for bovine TB
By Tim Kalinowski on November 7th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The most recent government update to the Alberta Beef Producers regarding the tracking of bovine TB states the Alberta government will be expanding its efforts to do more scientific testing on elk killed in this year’s Suffield elk hunt. Last year, government inspectors, with a heavy reliance on co-operation from the hunters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPCA drops adoption fees for ‘Meow-vember’ hoping to free up space
By Jeremy Appel on November 7th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Due to reaching “cat-pacity,” the Medicine Hat SPCA is offering 50 per cent off adoption fees for felines from Nov. 6 -19, a promotion dubbed “Meow-vember.” Hat SPCA executive director Katie Ayres said the shelter needs to free up some space due to impending renovations, so they’re looking to put between 60 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White powder in parcel turns out to be false alarm at post office
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2017
It was better safe than sorry, as Medicine Hat Fire Service’s hazmat team responded Monday to the Canada Post depot on Kipling Street over a parcel leaking white powder — powder that ultimately turned out to be wheat flour. A report from 911 dispatch came in at 9:38 a.m. that a package around the size ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province: Expect a slow-down in road infrastructure projects as economy picks up
By Collin Gallant on November 6th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Alberta Transportation officials have declared the 2017 road construction season a success, but warned that it may rein in a huge budget to avoid adding more debt. That could mean delays for a next-on-the-list project in Medicine Hat. Transportation Minister Brian Mason told a teleconference last week that public works construction was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free oil changes for veterans being offered
By Jeremy Appel on November 6th, 2017
Medicine Hat News More than 100 Mr. Lube locations across Canada are offering free oil changes to veterans on Nov. 10. The Medicine Hat location is extending the offer to include current and veteran members of the Canadian and British Armed Forces that day. The program began in Kelowna, B.C., in 2014, and expanded across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Nov. 6-12
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2017
Nov. 6 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 — Learn to Play Mahjong, MH Public Library, 7-9 p.m. Nov. 6 —Family Violence Prevention Month, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 7 — Seniors Financial Assistance Programs, MH Public Library, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 7 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks change early Sunday morning
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Tonight is the night when you get an extra hour’s sleep. Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Set your clocks BACK one hour before you hit the sack tonight... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta flu deaths already at 3
By Gillian Slade on November 4th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It is early in the flu season but the number of laboratory-confirmed cases is considerably higher than last year, and there have already been three deaths including one in Alberta Health Services’s south zone, according to numbers released this week. There have been 257 lab-confirmed cases of influenza A, with 12 in ... Read More »
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