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Parkview Drive stretch could soon be 70 km/h
By Collin Gallant on August 10th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Motorists could soon be living the dream of travelling at 70 kilometres per hour along most of Parkview Drive, should city council accept a committee and staff recommendation to up the speed limit on the isolated stretch. The contentious topic has dogged council since the road was built out to separated four-lane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ignorant gun owners getting caught at the border with undeclared weapons
By Tim Kalinowski on August 10th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Canadian Border Services Agency is confirming Alberta has seen a spike in guns seized by agents at its southerly ports this year, but this is mainly due to general ignorance of Canadian gun laws rather than malicious intent. In a statement released to the News Wednesday, the CBSA states that as of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foodgrains harvest a good time to showcase Canadian farmers
By Tim Kalinowski on August 10th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Nice weather Wednesday brought out many members of the public to celebrate the Canadian Foodgrains Bank harvest on South Boundary Road. Dozens of spectators enjoyed the sight of three combines donated and piloted by operators from Western Tractor, Rocky Mountain Equipment and Robertson Implements making the rounds in the golden wheat fields. Fiona ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nothing to worry about at Echo Dale
By Collin Gallant on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Hatters should have no worries about swimming in the lake at Echo Dale Regional Park, say city officials and health inspectors. A rumour this week about water quality at the man-made lake in west Medicine Hat raised concern and spurred calls to the media and city’s parks department. A message from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City committee to look at proposal to increase Parkview Drive speed limit
By Collin Gallant on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A city committee today will consider a new plan to raise some speed limits thoughout the city. Often a gripe among motorists in the city, Parkview Drive was built to accommodate traffic at a speed of 80 kilometres per hour when it came into service four years ago, but had the limit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Scouting troops need leaders at all levels
By Tim Kalinowski on August 9th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Local Scouts are in desperate need of new leaders, says Neil Ogden, group commissioner of 18 Southview Scouts. “We usually always have enough youth that register, but trying to find and fill the adult positions in our organization is tough,” he confesses. “Without the leadership there, we don’t have the ability to teach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wendy Scott charged in housebreak
By Peggy Revell on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat woman who had murder charges against her stayed in January, faces a fresh charge of housebreaking with intent to commit a crime. “On July 19, the Medicine Hat Police Service received a complaint from a multi-dwelling residence in the area of the 1100 block of First Street SW,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Author incorporates life with diabetes into children’s story about a princess
By Peggy Revell on August 9th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Diabetes can be a difficult disease, especially for children, but Hatter Melanie Bayer hopes to show there can be a happily ever after with her children’s book “Princess Lisette and the Lifesaving Cupcake.” “I’ve always had a love for fairy tales, that’s what inspires me,” said Bayer, who was diagnosed with Type 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wendy Scott facing charge of break and enter; MHPS believe incident to be drug-related
By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2017
A Medicine Hat woman who had murder charges against her stayed in January faces a fresh charge of housebreaking with intent to commit a crime. “On July 19, the Medicine Hat Police Service received a complaint from a multi-dwelling residence in the area of the 1100 block of First Street SW,” said Insp. Brent Secondiak, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say investigation into fatal highway collision could take weeks
By Gillian Slade on August 8th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Details from the investigation of a Monday collision in which a nine-year-old girl from Chestermere died may not be known for weeks, say RCMP. “It’s a technical type investigation when you’ve got a reconstruction. You are dealing with measurements and math and things like that,” said Redcliff RCMP Staff Sgt. Sean Maxwell. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Battle Creek Showdown to blast off Aug. 26 at Elkwater
By Peggy Revell on August 8th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It’s all about the bikes, beats and brews as the Battle Creek Showdown Mountain Bike Race and Festival returns to the Elkwater side of the Cypress Hills this Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “It’s the atmosphere. One hundred per cent the atmosphere,” said Ben Roscoe, the showdown’s coordinator, about why ... Read More »
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