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Finlay Bridge closing for a few days for pipeline inspection
By Gillian Slade on August 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Finlay Bridge will be closed from Saturday for three to five days depending on weather and unforeseen issues. Pedestrians will still be able to use Finlay Bridge but only the east side. The gas department will be inspecting a 150mm (6-inch) pipeline attached to the Finlay Bridge structure. This will be accomplished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada hosting fundraiser walk
By Gillian Slade on August 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A fundraiser to support those affected by blood cancers will take place Sept. 16 at Echo Dale park. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada will hold its first community walk — Light The Night Walk — to raise money for blood cancer research. The walkers participating will be carrying illuminated lanterns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets his dog back
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News According to the old country music joke, what happens when you play a country song backward? You get your truck back, your dog back and your dignity back. For B.C. resident Brad Kuich that scenario came true when his missing truck and, more importantly, his dog Belle were returned to him safe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing plenty of charges after police discover bicycle chop shop
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One man is facing multiple charges after the Medicine Hat Police Service identified and dismantled a bicycle chop shop in the city. According to a press release, on Thursday, members of the Priority Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant in the 600 block of Pottery St. SE and seized approximately $3,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ready to build more berms
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Construction of a permanent flood berm across Industrial Avenue will now proceed in two parts, city officials said this week, while also announcing the first portion will begin soon. The remainder however, will have to follow later, as lingering delays in acquiring private land in the area are cleared up, municipal works general ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man dies on Hwy 41 near Elkwater
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat man has died after failing to negotiate a curve in the road south of Elkwater on Thursday morning. Redcliff RCMP say the 46-year-old man was about five kilometres south on Highway 41 when the single-vehicle accident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Sources tell the News the man was driving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S. Boundary section will close for upgrade
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Road work to repair and slightly widen a portion of South Boundary Road will begin Monday with a busy portion of the route set to close until mid-October. That will require the total closure of the two-lane road from about 250 metres west of Southridge Drive up to the intersection of Range ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man still missing his stolen dog, truck
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A Kelowna man who had his pickup truck and dog stolen while they were sitting at the Medicine Hat Mall is still without his possessions. The Medicine Hat Police Service said there is no update on the whereabouts of the truck or the nine-month-old border collie named Belle. The man’s vehicle is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!59-year-old man chooses trial by judge for drug trafficking
By Peggy Revell on August 25th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 59-year-old Medicine Hat man facing drug trafficking charges elected Thursday to be tried by Queen’s Court judge with a preliminary inquiry. Defence counsel for John Stewart Mueller entered the election, setting the next court appearance for Sept. 21, to set the date for the preliminary inquiry date. Mueller and four others were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary trial for man accused of murder still waiting on autopsy report
By Peggy Revell on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News With defence counsel still waiting for an autopsy report, a preliminary trial date for a man accused of second-degree murder has yet to be set. At a brief court appearance Thursday, defence counsel for Noah Harrison Bentley set his next court date for Sept. 7, in hopes of setting a preliminary hearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local cop doing another two-night Twitter ride-along
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It’s not too often people get a first-hand look into what local police officers do on a minute-to-minute basis. MHPS S-Sgt. Jason Graham is hoping a virtual ride-along he will be putting on Friday and Saturday night will give people a lot more insight into what an overnight shift looks like for local ... Read More »
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