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Police ramp up checkstop program for holiday season
By Peggy Revell on December 18th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell The holiday season is here — and with it, the Medicine Hat Police Service’s much-more-visible checkstop program has returned to deter people from impaired driving. “It’s that time of the year, we’re out and about … we just hope that people won’t drink and drive,” said MHPS’ Insp. Joe West. Police stopped about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reported sexual assault numbers remaining consistent
By Gillian Slade on December 18th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Recent allegations of sexual assaults in the entertainment industry has not resulted in an increased number of reported sexual assaults locally, but it has had a positive impact, says Medicine Hat Police Service. The majority of sexual offenses are not reported to police but more are being reported to sexual centres and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New hydrology model of South Saskatchewan to increase understanding of local system
By Tim Kalinowski on December 18th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal In the folklore of many peoples around the world rivers are often viewed as living spirits—great serpents or dragon-like beings so immense that no word or meaning can truly encompass them. A new computer-generated hydrology model of the South Saskatchewan River basin may soon change all that, as researchers come closer than ever ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mailboxes left open accidentally by Canada Post
By Gillian Slade on December 16th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A couple of Canada Post super mailboxes in Medicine Hat were left wide open and unattended this week. The boxes located on Valleyview Avenue were left open and discovered in that state by a local resident early Wednesday afternoon. Canada Post confirmed the boxes were “accidentally left open” and as soon as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS hosting prenatal nutrition workshop
By Gillian Slade on December 16th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Pregnant women are invited to register for Healthy Eating for Pregnancy, an Alberta Health Services prenatal nutrition workshop on Jan. 8 from 7-9 p.m. The free two-hour workshop is led by a registered dietitian, providing information about foods that meet prenatal requirements to benefit the health of both mom and developing baby. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drew Barnes feeling hopeful after Kenney win
By Collin Gallant on December 16th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Conservative politicians and voters should be buoyed by the election of Jason Kenney to the Alberta Legislature, a top lieutenant of the United Conservative Party leader said Friday. Drew Barnes said Kenney’s win Thursday in a Calgary-area byelection with 70 per cent of the vote will strengthen party unity and the party’s position. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Catholic ATA files grievance over assignable hours
By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Catholic Local No. 39 chapter of the Alberta Teachers’ Association has confirmed it has filed its first grievance in nearly 30 years due to the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education’s interpretation of “assignable time” presented to teachers earlier this spring. “It’s really a change in working conditions that wasn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corona Auction’s $41K exceeds last year’s total
By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The final tally for money raised during the Corona Tavern’s annual auction to benefit the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund held Thursday evening is $41,475 after all the late donations were tabulated, said Corona Tavern manager Lorraine Schmaltz. “I am ecstatic with the result,” Schmaltz told the News on Friday. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another five Albertans die from influenza
By Gillian Slade on December 16th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Five more flu-related deaths have been reported this week, and one of those was in the south zone. There were eight deaths on record for this flu season a week ago and that jumped to 13, according to the latest statistics provided by Alberta Health Services. The total number of laboratory-confirmed influenza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coast Guard honours Pte. Robertson a second time
By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal On Nov. 16, 1917 Canadian Forces were fighting for control in the village of Passchendaele. Mired in the muck, the Canadians fought their way ferociously toward German positions, with hundreds of their comrades dying around them for every yard taken. It was hell on Earth, and it was the Canadians’ most costly victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial going ahead for man charged in NYE murder
By Peggy Revell on December 15th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man arrested following a New Year’s Eve homicide will stand trial, as his preliminary hearing wrapped up Thursday. After two days of witnesses and evidence heard, a judge directed that Leonard Robert Terence Beaulieu stand trial for the second-degree murder of 24-year-old Jordan Pede. Provincial Crown had put forward that the case ... Read More »
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