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Good kid, bad deed: Judge sees better future for young man who played part in BB gun damages
By Peggy Revell on July 13th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Full restitution played a large part in the sentencing of a young Medicine Hat man who destroyed numerous vehicle and residential windows using a BB gun earlier this year. Brayden Beauchesne’s actions were childish, said Judge Darwin Greaves, sentencing the 21-year-old to 31 months of probation that will focus on paying for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman receives absolute discharge for disrupting Air Canada flight while sticking up for man she felt was target of racism
By Peggy Revell on July 12th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat woman was granted an absolute discharge for disrupting a flight out of Fort McMurray in 2015, after she stood up for another passenger she felt was the target of racism. Alison Dunlop, 43, pled guilty to mischief Tuesday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse, and alongside an absolute discharge will pay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney makes final unity push in the Hat
By Gillian Slade on July 12th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade At the 11th hour to purchase a membership and vote to — or not to — unite the right, Jason Kenney attracted more than 125 people at a meeting in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. Today alone the PC party sold 2,314 memberships, with a cutoff of midnight on Wednesday in order to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pipeline company holding training exercises Thursday
By Gillian Slade on July 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News TransCanada Pipelines will be holding field training exercises at Echo Dale Regional Park on Thursday. The boat launch area will be used for access to the South Saskatchewan River and the parking area used for equipment. Activities will commence around 8 a.m. with boats and boom deployment boats, while the afternoon session ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child killed in highway crash near Taber
By Peggy Revell on July 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One child is dead following a two vehicle collision Monday on Highway 36, north of Taber. A Volkswagen Jetta was travelling north on Hwy 36, while a Ford F-150 was travelling westbound on Range Road 110, failing to stop at a stop sign. The truck entered the highway and collided with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irrigation repairs at South Ridge Community Park causing some unkemptness in the area
By Gillian Slade on July 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Repairs to the irrigation system and water supply at South Ridge Community Park on Stratton Way are taking place and are expected to be complete by July 14. When pond levels are considered suitable, watering of the park will recommence. During these repairs there has been decreased mowing and fertilizing. This has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoban gets four months for her part in possession of stolen car
By Peggy Revell on July 12th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell One of three Manitobans arrested in early June in relation to stolen property was sentenced Tuesday to four months in jail. Elizabethe Racette appeared before the Medicine Hat courthouse by CCTV from the remand centre, entering guilty pleas to two counts of possessing stolen property, and breaching her probation. Due to time served, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local couple praising rebate program after solar panel buy
By Mo Cranker on July 12th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Though he may not get to see the long-standing benefits, longtime Hatter Neville Palmer has decided to go green. Last month the government of Alberta launched the Residential and Commercial Solar Program, which offers rebates to homeowners, businesses and non-profits that install solar photovoltaic systems. Neville has lived in his Crescent Heights home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local award winners honoured at Stampede
By Tim Kalinowski on July 12th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Calgary Stampede honoured Monday night local BMO Family Farm Award winners A and B Acres and L. Gill Ventures. Andrew and Bev Dykstra are the owners of A and B Acres near Burdett. Andrew says his family was greatly honoured to have been chosen for this award. “I think it’s good company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everyone believed safe after Lethbridge seniors’ residence damaged by fire
By None on July 12th, 2017
Tijana Martin & Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald LETHBRIDGE All 140 residents of a westside seniors complex are believed to have been safely evacuated, and no major injuries were reported after a fire tore through part of the building Tuesday afternoon. About 35 Lethbridge firefighters responded to a fire at The Gardens complex on Garry Drive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Absolute discharge for Hat woman who stood up for passenger on Fort McMurray flight
By Peggy Revell on July 11th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat woman was granted an absolute discharge for disrupting a flight out of Fort McMurray in 2015, after she stood up for another passenger she felt was the target of racism. Alison Dunlop, 43, pled guilty to mischief Tuesday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse, and alongside an absolute discharge will pay ... Read More »
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