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Aluma Systems will have its day in court next February
By Peggy Revell on May 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A company charged following an ammonia leak at CF Industries in 2015 that left one workerdeadand another injured entered not-guilty pleas Wednesday. A multi-day trial for AlumaSystems Inc. was set for Feb. 4-15, 2019 for charges under theOccupational Health and Safety Act. The company is charged withtwo counts offailureto ensure the health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not guilty, says 34-year-old accused in break-ins, thefts
By Peggy Revell on May 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Not-guilty pleas were entered Wednesday by a man Mounties arrested in connection to a number of break-ins and thefts of property in northern Cypress County and Medicine Hat. Counsel for Tyler GregoryOtterson set the trial for July 27 for the eight counts the 34-year-old faces. A statement from the Redcliff RCMP detachment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat bakery uses doughnuts to send pro-LGBTQ message to MLA Drew Barnes
By Collin Gallant on May 9th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A box of doughnuts proclaiming “It’s OK to be Gay” sent to a local MLA’s office is creating a social media frenzy across the province. The bakery’s owners, however, say the message is clear and comes after the United Conservative Party voted at last weekend’s policy convention to reverse current rules about informing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial set for company charged in fatal workplace ammonia leak
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2018
Not guilty pleas were entered Wednesday by a company charged following an ammonia leak at CF Industries in 2015 that left one worker dead and another injured. A multi-day trial for Aluma Systems Inc. was set down for Feb. 4 -15, 2019, for charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company is charged with two counts of failure to ensure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five months in jail for assaulting women, police
By Peggy Revell on May 9th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A man who assaulted a police officer and two women was given a five-month jail sentence. Lawrence Guiboche was charged following an incident on Jan. 29, when police were called over a complaint of an assault, and he kicked an officer in the chest while they were arresting him. Then on Jan. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recycling bin rollout begins
By Collin Gallant on May 9th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Delivery of blue carts for curbside recycling has begun in Medicine Hat, though the process of getting 23,000 collection bins to residences could take seven weeks to complete. Crews began Tuesday distributing the carts that are stockpiled at the city’s Marshall Avenue yard, dropping them off at homes and residential addresses that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Little more than a month in jail for woman guilty in car theft, curfew breach
By Peggy Revell on May 9th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A 37-day sentence was handed down Tuesday over a stolen car and curfew breach. Tammy Steimecke was granted 27 days credit for time already served in custody after entering pleas to theft under $5,000 and the breach. The facts alleged are that Steimecke had dropped by a friend’s house March 2, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peeping Tom gets 90 days in jail
By Peggy Revell on May 9th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat man who peeped at women through bathroom windows was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days of jail time, plus two years probation. “These have a significant impact on individuals, it’s not a victimless crime,” said Judge Gordan Krinke while sentencing Davis Eichendorf, pointing to the victim impact statement that was submitted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vision Week a reminder to check your peepers
By Gillian Slade on May 9th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The long-term effects of digital eye strain are still emerging, but it’s already known eyes behave differently while looking at phones and computers. Eyes blink less than half as often while people stare at screens, says Dr. Clark Hyde, doctor of optometry at 20/20 Vision. That can create dryness and even blurred ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue bins start to arrive at city curbs
By Medicine Hat News on May 8th, 2018
Delivery of blue carts for curbside recycling has begun in Medicine Hat, though the process of getting 23,000 collection bins to residences could take seven weeks to complete. Crews began distributing the carts that are stockpiled at the city’s Marshall Avenue yard on Tuesday, dropping them off at homes and residential addresses that already have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8’s ‘mining farm’ on track
By Collin Gallant on May 8th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A cryptocurrency firm is on track to be operating in Medicine Hat next month, according to a Monday release from Hut 8 Mining, which further states two black box super computers and substantial power system components are already in place. Work on the 11-acre data processing facility in Medicine Hat began March ... Read More »
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