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Highway 61 revisited
By Collin Gallant on November 3rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News A stalled project to widen and repave Highway 61 in the extreme southeast is back up and running, but will need to be completed in 2018, according to Alberta Transport officials. Upgrades on the roadway, running east and west from Etzikom, were begun in 2016 but were shut down as work proceeded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Railway Street project has to finish in spring
By Collin Gallant on November 3rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Work on South Railway Street — the largest road construction project in the city this year — will be shut down and completed in early 2018, officials announced Wednesday. Crews have been working in phases since spring to replace sewer and water lines as well as rebuild the aging road in one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WE Day inspires students once again
By Tim Kalinowski on November 3rd, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews @MHNTimKal More than 100 Medicine Hat area students made the trip to Calgary Wednesday for a day of excitement and inspiration at the annual WE Day event. Vincent Massey Grade 6 students Kolby Ellerman, Zaynna Willoughby and Sara Feko all went up for the day. “It was a really fun experience,” said Ellerman. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail hearing set for accused bank robber
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2017
A Winnipeg man arrested for two bank robberies in Medicine Hat and three others in Regina, has a bail hearing now lined up for Nov. 9. Stephen Vogelsang, appeared before court from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre Thursday, with Lethbridge-based lawyer Greg White officially coming on the record to represent the 53-year-old for the bail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged in fatal traffic collision in September enters guilty pleas
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2017
Guilty pleas were entered Thursday by a Medicine Hat man over a truck theft and dangerous driving that ultimately caused the death of an 18-year-old woman. Cody David Michell, 25, pled guilty to two counts of hit-and-runs, dangerous driving causing death, having a stolen vehicle and attempting to disarm a police officer. Sentencing was adjourned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter is coming: Natural gas goes up, electricity goes down
By Collin Gallant on November 2nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The cost of gas for heating homes and businesses will rise in November, while power prices will fall, according to rates published on Wednesday by the City of Medicine Hat utility department. Gas will sit at $1.87 per gigajoule this month, up 27 cents compared to October. Local power will cost 3.55-cents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Savour the Southeast Food Festival celebrates Canada
By Jeremy Appel on November 2nd, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Hat’s fifth annual Savour the Southeast Food Festival kicks off Sunday with a Poutine Crawl to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. The festival, a partnership between Tourism Medicine Hat and the Economic Development Alliance, recognizes regional producers by having local restaurants create dishes with food grown and raised by southeast Albertan producers. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South African physician says the way of life intrigued his family
By Gillian Slade on November 2nd, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A new family physician in town has moved nearly 16,000 kilometres to settle here, and one of the big motivations was the Canadian lifestyle. “It’s a first-world country with all the benefits, but not being so city bound,” said Dr. Ockert Kruger noting the great outdoors and relative safety compared to his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local resident wants to see stigmas of dementia removed
By Gillian Slade on November 2nd, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A local resident says the visual image many have of dementia is a person in the final stages of the disease, and that needs to change if the stigma is to be removed, resulting in a more caring and supportive society. That perception means we don’t have an understanding of those who ... Read More »
1 responseHelium liquefaction plant could come to Medicine Hat in two years; mayor welcomes news
By Collin Gallant on November 1st, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A plant to compress and concentrate helium for export could be operating in Medicine Hat in 2019, according to a company actively exploring for the niche industrial commodity. The City of Medicine Hat’s own plans to launch its own helium drilling program made headlines this fall with city administrators saying that it could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with aggravated assault and arson on Bridge Street will have bail hearing Wednesday
By Peggy Revell on November 1st, 2017
Medicine Hat News It was a brief court appearance Tuesday for a man charged with aggravated assault and arson following a residential fire where one woman was hospitalized. Legal counsel for Chad Stadnicki requested an adjournment to Wednesday for a bail hearing for the 41-year-old man, who remains in custody at the Medicine Hat Remand ... Read More »
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