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Dine and dash nets jail time for city man
By Peggy Revell on February 27th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell In a rare occurrence, a Medicine Hat man has received jail time for dining and dashing. Nicholas Belanger, age 28, entered a guilty plea Monday after a September incident where he took friends to a local restaurant with the promise to treat them to a meal, but left without paying the $210 tab. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect wanted for Park Lane Motel armed robbery arrested in Saskatoon
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2017
The man wanted by Medicine Hat Police Service for the armed robbery at the Park Lane Motel on Feb. 10 has been arrested. Kenton Boyle, of Lethbridge, was arrested in Saskatoon on Feb. 26 for several offences unrelated to the Park Lane Motel incident. Boyle is being held in Saskatoon where he will appear in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City firefighters may see initial medical care added to duties
By Collin Gallant on February 27th, 2017
A proposal that would see local firefighters provide initial medical care in some certain emergency situations will be presented to the city’s public services committee today. Medicine Hat firefighters haven’t provided medical response for about 15 years, when the provincial government took over complete responsibility for ambulance services. The practice remained in some Alberta fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-founder of Vauxhall Academy of Baseball named to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2017
Doug Jones, the driving force behind baseball in southeastern Alberta and several national tournaments held in Medicine Hat has been named to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. At an announcement on Monday in Lethbridge, Jones was named as one of 12 inductees for 2017. Noted as a sports-builder, Jones helped found the Vauxhall Baseball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nine confirmed cases of mumps in Medicine Hat
By Gillian Slade on February 23rd, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There are now nine laboratory confirmed cases of mumps in Medicine Hat and students at one school in particular are more likely to have been exposed, says Alberta Health Services (AHS). AHS sent letters to schools advising them of the outbreak and alerting them to the early symptoms to minimize transmission, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seek Lethbridge man for Park Lane armed robbery
By Medicine Hat News on February 23rd, 2017
A Lethbridge man is sought in connection with an armed robbery at Medicine Hat’s Park Lane Motel on Feb. 10. Medicine Hat police say they have identified Kenton Matthew Boyle, 30, as the lone male responsible for the armed robbery. Police say Boyle used a dark handgun in the robbery and made off with cash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calfrac the latest to host oilpatch hiring fair in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2017
The good news keeps coming for local oilpatch workers. Calfrac Well Services is the latest oil and gas company to host a hiring fair, a sign that the recent pickup in oilpatch activity is continuing. Calfrac is currently looking for an undetermined number of fracturing operators and supervisors and coiled tubing operators and supervisors. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kick-off party announced for Hometown Hockey weekend
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2017
More plans have been announced for Medicine Hat’s Hometown Hockey weekend March 3-5. The City of Medicine Hat will host a street party kick-off celebration March 3 from 5 p.m. to 1 am. on Second Street downtown. A street hockey rink, shooter skill pits, food trucks, a DJ are among the plans for the festivities. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police lay charges on man after grassfire
By Medicine Hat News on February 18th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One man has been charged by police after a grassfire just off of Highway 1 near the Gas City Campground. The fire started at approximately 5 p.m. and police announced Sunday they have charged 61-year-old Wesley VanBocquestal with three counts of breach of probation, breach of recognizance, arson and possession of incendiary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPDATED: Second man wanted in Jordan Pede homicide located
By Medicine Hat News on February 14th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man wanted on second-degree murder charges in Medicine Hat was arrested in Monday in Winnipeg. Leonard Robert Terence Beaulieu, age 24, will soon be on his way back to the city, to face the charge following the New Year’s Eve assault and subsequent death of 24-year-old Jordan Pede. “Our investigators here have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monument for First World War military unit being proposed for Hat
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2017
A new push is on to remember the First World War military unit that was raised locally with a permanent monument in Medicine Hat. The 175th Third Canadian Mounted Rifles left in late 1916 for the conflict in Europe. Today, a military-based, non-profit group plans to spell out the regiments letters on a hillside in ... Read More »
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