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No oncologist in the Hat right now
By Gillian Slade on November 25th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is currently operating with no oncologist. Dr. Soundouss Raissouni, oncologist at the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre, is now on maternity leave. The position for a locum has been advertised since May but Alberta Health Services has not been successful in filling it, said Dr. J. Dean Ruether, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renowned novelist speaks at library event
By Jeremy Appel on November 25th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Public Library held a special event Friday for donors to celebrate the opening of its newly-renovated theatre, featuring a talk from acclaimed Canadian novelist Terry Fallis. Fallis spoke in the theatre about the inspiration behind his new book “One Brother Shy,” reading a passage from it before taking questions from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!7-Eleven now open at Strachan Corner
By Gillian Slade on November 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Construction activity at Strachan Corner is buzzing. A 7-Eleven convenience store, car wash and gas station are the latest to be unveiled. A new Tim Hortons has already opened. The old Walmart building on site was demolished earlier this year and the new development includes a Save-on-Foods. A building going up closer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz hopes task force can put focus on rural crime spike
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz is hopeful his new parliamentary Alberta Caucus Rural Crime Task Force will bring greater attention to the issue of increasing rural crime in southern Alberta and across the province. “It is rampant throughout Alberta,” says Motz. “Rural crime has taken off. The Mounties’ resources are stretched. People are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County reeve optimistic about gov’t fire aid
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Cypress County Reeve Richard Oster is hopeful meetings with government ministers last week will eventually yield results for locals near Hilda devastated by the wildfires of Oct. 17. “Last Wednesday we met with Minister of Agriculture Oneil Carlier, and Friday we met with Shaye Anderson, the Minister of Public Works. Both meetings were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Green oil exec splits with Brooks fields
By Collin Gallant on November 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A company with large oil lease holdings near Brooks has split with its U.S. investors and new company has formed to handle conventional petroleum production. Privately held Imaginea Energy acquired nearly 260,000 acres of leases from Crew Energy in 2014 with the goal of producing the field and other interests in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!App will tell you all photo radar locations in Alberta
By Jeremy Appel on November 24th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A University of Alberta computing science student has developed an app to track photo radar enforcement in major municipalities across the province, including the Hat. Benjamin Lavin said his app was originally geared toward Edmonton, but in the past few weeks it has expanded to the city’s suburbs and other major cities — ... Read More »
1 responseGrant could mean a micro-grid at Cultural Centre
By Collin Gallant on November 24th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A canopy of solar panels at the Cultural Centre in Medicine Hat could be charging electric cars next spring, as well as putting power into the Medicine Hat College grid and providing a work space for electricians and IT students. The concept to create a micro-grid was awarded a $215,000 grant from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transition to close palliative care unit already undwerway
By Gillian Slade on November 24th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The transition process for closing ward Six West at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, which includes the palliative care unit, has already begun. Although the official closing of this ward will only take place at the end of December you can’t go from a full ward to nothing overnight, says Alberta Health Services. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman requests federal sentence to access drug programs
By Peggy Revell on November 24th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat woman pled guilty Thursday to trafficking methamphetamine, requesting no credit for time already in custody so she can serve her time in a federal penitentiary. Appearing from the Calgary Remand Centre by closed-circuit TV, Racheal Penner entered a guilty plea and without wanting the assistance of counsel, and sentenced to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat the fifth safest city in Canada to drive in
By Jeremy Appel on November 24th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat motorists can rest assured they live in one of Canada’s safest cities for driving. According to this year’s safe driving study from Allstate Canada, the Hat has the fifth lowest collision frequency rate out of 93 communities in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario with 3.99 per cent. By contrast, ... Read More »
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