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Mayor spends Saturday meeting with Hatters at Police Point Park
By Mo Cranker on August 13th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Mayor Ted Clugston spent his Saturday afternoon at one of his favourite parks catching up with Hatters of all ages. The event launched a new tradition, An Afternoon in the Park, taking place instead of the New Year’s Levee that usually took place every year on Jan. 1. “The New Year’s Levee was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Aug. 13-19
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2018
Aug. 12-19 — Love Week at area United Churches Aug. 13 — Tween Gaming Night at Public Library, 7-8:30 p.. Aug. 14 — Play Guides, Southview School Playground, 10-11 a.m. Aug. 14 — Medicine for the Soul Book Club, 6:30-8 p.m, Public Library. Aug. 15 — Market in the Park Carriage House, 4-8 p.m. Aug. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another berm nears completion, just one to go
By Gillian Slade on August 11th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Two of the final three berms to provide protection from flood waters are close to completion, with the third expected to be constructed in 2019. The first phase berm, considered to be “substantively complete,” starts at the end of the Lions Park berm, near the Heritage Pavilion in Strathcona Island Park, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat breaks its mark for hottest August 10 ever recorded
By Gillian Slade on August 11th, 2018
Medicine Hat News If it felt hotter than ever Friday in Medicine Hat, don’t feel bad because, in a way, it actually was. Reported temperatures in the late afternoon made it the hottest Aug. 10 in Medicine Hat’s recorded history, breaking a 34-year mark. On Aug. 10, 1984, the temperature in the Hat was 39.0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannabis rule amendments suggested
By Gillian Slade on August 11th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Bylaw amendments such as a licence fee of $1,000 this year for a cannabis retail store, no home delivery of the product and no mobile stores, will go before council after a recommendation from the development and infrastructure committee this week. The licence fee would increase to $1,020 next year and $1,040 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat records hottest August day in more than three decades
By Gillian Slade on August 11th, 2018
Medicine Hat News If it felt hotter than ever Friday in Medicine Hat, don’t feel bad because, in a way, it actually was. Reported temperatures in the late afternoon made it the hottest Aug. 10 in Medicine Hat’s recorded history, breaking a 34-year mark. On Aug. 10, 1984, the temperature in the Hat was 39.0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case of man accused of selling meth while out on bail adjourned to Sept. 14
By Jeremy Appel on August 11th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A man accused of trafficking methamphetamine while out on bail for other drug charges made a brief appearance at the Court of the Queen’s Bench in Medicine Hat on Friday. Jason Claude Tremblay, 41, was supposed to enter a plea, but the matter was adjourned to Sept. 14, when he is expected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demonstrators outside courthouse greet man accused of inciting hate
By Medicine Hat News on August 11th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Anti-racist demonstrators congregated outside Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Thursday for the first court appearance of Loki Hulgaard, who was arrested earlier this week for inciting hatred and possessing illegal firearms. “I have no hate for anyone,” Hulgaard, 35, said outside the courthouse, where he made a brief appearance before having his case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Instagram for nature’ app will allow users to receive wildlife identification
By Jeremy Appel on August 11th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Edmonton-based Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute has developed a new “Instagram for nature” app. Naturelynx allows users to take a photo of wildlife at any Alberta park, upload it and have an expert identify the species within 48 hours. Tara Narwani, a director at the ABMI, says the main purpose of the app ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway 36 collision near Taber leaves one dead, one in hospital
By None on August 11th, 2018
Lethbridge Herald A section on Highway 36 north of Taber was closed for hours Friday as emergency crews tended to a serious collision. Shortly after 6:40 a.m. on Friday, Taber/Vauxhall RCMP and Municipal District of Taber Fire Department, Community Peace Officers, and EMS attended to the scene of a two-vehicle collision approximately 6 km north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire bans issued in Cypress region
By Mo Cranker on August 11th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Anyone visiting Cypress Hill Interprovincial Park this weekend is being asked to not start any sort of fire. As of 3 p.m. Friday there is a fire ban on the Alberta side of the park and a restriction on the Saskatchewan side. Wood and charcoal briquette campfires are prohibited — including fires ... Read More »
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