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MHC to host day of awareness event for missing and murdered Indigenous people
By ANNA SMITH on April 18th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College has announced its intent to host a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People on May 5. In partnership with several community organizations, this the second annual event surrounding this day, the college says in a press release. It will feature an Indigenous prayer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police dealing with fewer traffic violations since introduction of high visibility photo radar
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 18th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com According to the city’s 2023 financial report, fines, ticket and licensing revenue last year was down $850,000 from the previous year, and about $1.5 million off budget expectations. The report outlines that main drivers in the category, which includes licensing and fine revenue, was $930,000 less in revenue “due to increased high visibility markings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stolen vehicles recovered in Vulcan County
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Vulcan RCMP attended a property in rural Vulcan County in response to a complaint of a stolen vehicle on April 7. The RCMP Auto Theft Unit and Vulcan RCMP, alongside Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU), were able to execute a search warrant at the property in rural Vulcan County, and located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One woman killed in three-vehicle collision near Coaldale
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Coaldale RCMP responded to a serious vehicle collision on Wednesday that resulted in the death of a 61-year-old woman. The collision, which occurred on Highway 845, south of Highway 519, on Nolan’s Bridge, involved three vehicles, and required traffic to be redirected for a period of time. Highway 845 has since been reopened for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals to talk ‘water wise’ gardening tonight at Kin Coulee
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Using less water in gardens will be the subject of a workshop held tonight by the Community Food Connections Association ahead of an annual seed swap set for this weekend. The group is also developing a program of workshops on more effective watering, soil improvement and other ways to maintain garden production even as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Updated Alberta Sportfishing guide delayed
By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An announcement on the My Wild Alberta website notifies the general public that this year’s Sportfishing Regulations will be published later than usual. These regulations are reviewed annually, and Forestry and Parks requires more time to complete the work associated with finalizing the regulations for the upcoming year, the department said. While no date ... Read More »
1 responseFour years back in prison for theft, B&E, running from cops
By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Red Deer man is heading back to prison for four years after a guilty plea to stealing a gun during a break and enter and fleeing from police. Jordan Leslie David Paupst-Wall is concluding a sentence on “similar offences,” Court of Justice in Medicine Hat heard on Tuesday as defence and Crown attorneys ... Read More »
1 responseConvicted arsonist in court for ongoing charges
By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has pleaded guilty to one count of arson while his lawyer seeks more information about a second set of charges laid last fall. Joseph Russell Haynes, 52, was sentenced to 18 months in custody for lighting a neighbour’s garden shed on fire last July. He will also pay a total ... Read More »
1 responseBig Marble rink maintenance ahead of schedule, could open in May as pool closes for repairs
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 17th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Public Service Committee members heard Monday the ice arena at the Big Marble Go Centre could reopen sometime in May as regular maintenance required every two years on the facility’s ice plant is ahead of its originally scheduled reopening of July. City officials say the ice could reopen around the same time the indoor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inquiry will delve into farm death 18-year-old last May
By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A fatality inquiry has been ordered to examine a farm accident near Bow Island last year. Carson Raymond Michael Cleaver, 18, died on May 8, 2023 as a result of the accident, according to a new list of matters slated for inquiries published this month by the Alberta Justice Ministry. A fatality inquiry examines ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat woman charged in string of community mailbox thefts
By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police say 41-year-old Cassandra Chenoweth has been charged with several mail theft-related offences following 16 separate reports of thefts from Canada Post community mailboxes since February. Chenoweth was taken into custody April 10 after police received a report of a thief in progress from a community mailbox and was found to have hundreds of ... Read More »
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