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Richmound farmer injured in wildfire recovers in hospital
By Gillian Slade on October 21st, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A farmer in the Richmound and Burstall area seriously injured during Tuesday’s wildfire faces a long recovery in a Calgary hospital. Eddie Riehl was injured as a wall of fire swept through the area and his truck slid into a ditch. Riehl, 74, had spent the afternoon moving his cattle across a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fildebrandt could end up running in new Brooks-Medicine Hat riding
By Collin Gallant on October 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Whether voters in north Medicine Hat will have outspoken MLA Derek Fildebrandt as a candidate in the next provincial election remains to be determined, he told the News on Friday. Fildebrandt — who sits as an independent representing Brooks-Strathmore — will likely see his current riding split in half after plans to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home and Leisure Show a showcase of local businesses
By Jeremy Appel on October 21st, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce’s Great West Home and Leisure Show began Friday at the Cypress Centre. Trade show manager Paula Stodalka says the event’s goal is “to connect businesses with consumers in a face-to-face manner.” “Businesses pay a fee to exhibit in the show,” she said. “We have some that return ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New boundaries change dynamics for MLAs
By Collin Gallant on October 21st, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A plan to redraw boundaries for provincial voters is based on questions of representing populations, but two current MLAs will face shifting voter bases and a decision of where to run in the next election in May 2019. This week the Alberta Electorate Boundaries Commission suggests a final plan to essentially amalgamate then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man on AISH spends months battling collections over ambulance bill
By Gillian Slade on October 21st, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services collections department put a Medicine Hat quadriplegic through months of financial terror over a $385 ambulance bill before withdrawing the bill Friday. Sean Macoon, 44, uses an electronic wheelchair, lives in a local group home and gains his only income from AISH. Court action was threatened Aug. 8 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline approaches for providing input on cannabis framework
By Jeremy Appel on October 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Albertans have less than a week to provide input on the province’s framework for the legal sale of cannabis through an online survey. The deadline for public consultation is Oct. 27 at midnight. The province on Oct. 4 released its draft framework for managing recreational marijuana in Alberta, which will be legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions Club kicks off convention at the Lodge
By Jeremy Appel on October 21st, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Lions Club members from across southern Alberta flocked to the Medicine Hat Lodge Friday for the start of the group’s regional convention. This particular weekend conference is a special one, celebrating 100 years of Lions Club International, which is based in Oak Brook, Ill. “The purpose of this event is for clubs in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat schools rank low in provincial PATs
By Tim Kalinowski on October 21st, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal According to the Fraser Institute’s annual report card on Alberta schools, Medicine Hat schools rank in the lower percentile of achievement on Provincial Achievement Tests, and have been trending downward over the past five years. According to the report card, on the elementary side, CAPE Charter School ranks the best at 201st out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s Shelter partners with CFSA for wills and estates clinic
By Jeremy Appel on October 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society and Community Foundastion of Southeastern Alberta are collaborating to offer a free wills and estates clinic on Thursday night. The event will occur at Chinook Village’s Terrace Room, with doors opening at 6 p.m., and three presentations from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Michael Dolan, a lawyer with Courtyard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!News looking for stories to feature for Remembrance Day
By Gillian Slade on October 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News As Remembrance Day approaches, the News is looking for people willing to share their personal stories. If you served during the Second World War or any war since, we would appreciate hearing from you. If a relative of yours, who has passed on, has an interesting record of service, it may also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most popular local stories Oct. 13-19
By Medicine Hat News on October 20th, 2017
A devastating and it turns out tragic wildfire in the northern part of Cypress County dominated headlines not just in our neck of the woods but all over Alberta this week. So it comes as no surprise our coverage of the fire dominates our list of the most popular local stories this week. Only one ... Read More »
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