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Prostate cancer diagnosis a life changer in more ways than one
By Gillian Slade on September 23rd, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade If you are ever faced with the need for prostate cancer surgery, what you do before that surgery and the support network you have around you can make all the difference, says 74-year-old Jack Paul. Kegel exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles can not only assist in the recovery phase but can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bovine TB testing should wrap up this year
By Collin Gallant on September 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Food inspection authorities say the majority of new testing related to a bovine tuberculosis in southeast Alberta will complete by the year end with efforts going as far as Manitoba to determine the cause. An update Friday by the Canadian Food Inspection agency states no further cases have been detected aside from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter still hot over property tax bill
By Collin Gallant on September 22nd, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A Medicine Hat woman whose home was incorrectly valued on her tax bill says she feels let down by the system and says she can’t understand why it can’t be fixed. And as for fighting city hall, Julie Tracey says she enlisted the help of a former city assessor and is calling for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Park reopens after moose shuts it down
By Tim Kalinowski on September 22nd, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat Parks and Recreation is confirming Police Point Park has been re-opened to residents after an aggressive moose scare forced the temporary closure of the park Tuesday and Wednesday. “We had consultation with Fish and Wildlife and the City of Medicine Hat bylaw officers before we made the precautionary decision to close,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown construction enters final stage
By Collin Gallant on September 22nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The final stage of a lengthy downtown road construction process is about to get underway, city municipal works officials said Wednesday. However, traffic entering the downtown core will be diverted up Hill Road and then through the Southeast Hill residential neighbourhood until the third week of October. Crews will begin blocking off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exploration division gains, for once
By Collin Gallant on September 21st, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant For the first time in five years, the city’s energy exploration division is budgeted to gain in value over the course of the year, but it’s largely on paper and due to addition by subtraction. Mid-year financial statements presented Tuesday show that net earnings for Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources division could be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz hosting town hall to discuss proposed tax changes
By Gillian Slade on September 21st, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade MP Glen Motz is hosting a townhall meeting Friday regarding federal tax changes — aimed at closing certain loopholes — which critics say will affect farmers and small business in a negative way. “Drastic tax changes proposed by the federal Liberals, which experts say will have a devastating impact on Canadian small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SARC, MHPS partner for better survivor assistance
By Jeremy Appel on September 21st, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Sexual Assault Response Committee and Medicine Hat Police Service announced a collaborative project to offer enhanced assistance to adult survivors of sexual assault. The project, which launched in June, was unveiled at police headquarters on Wednesday by SARC executive director Chris Johnson and MHPS Insp. Brent Secondiak. The announcement was also attended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alzheimer’s Society’s local community organizer to speak at Valleyview today
By Jeremy Appel on September 21st, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel There are certain ways to reduce one’s risk of developing dementia later in life, said Alariss Schmid, who’s speaking at the Valleyview Retirement Residence today for World Alzheimer’s Day. The community organizer for the Medicine Hat wing of the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and the North West Territories, has delivered 10 talks recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire damages Tweed House but not beyond repair
By Collin Gallant on September 20th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A notable home at the bottom of Division Avenue Hill was damaged by fire early on Tuesday morning. The house at 56 Division Ave. S. saw a secondary suite that was still under construction gutted by fire, but officials and the owner say a fire wall and new construction standards kept it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moose sighting closes Police Point
By Peggy Revell on September 20th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Police Point Park has been temporarily closed by the city due to an aggressive moose. The park will remain closed until at least Thursday, with the city advising public to stay away from the area until further notice. The moose in Police Point was the same one sighted mid-Tuesday morning in the ... Read More »
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