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Man pleads guilty to trafficking meth, weapons charges
By Peggy Revell on September 29th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Guilty pleas were entered Thursday by a man arrested in a May drug trafficking bust, where police say $33,000 in methamphetamine was seized. Paul Rasmussen entered the pleas to the 20 charges against him, which include five drug trafficking charges and multiple firearm charges. The agreed statement of facts was submitted to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daffodil project volunteers planting Saturday near TCH
By Gillian Slade on September 29th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Volunteers will be planting daffodil bulbs on Saturday, and if you are driving by they’d love it if you honked your horn in support. A total of 2,500 bulbs will be planted in a new test-site in the grassy area next to Humpty’s Restaurant and the Shell garage on Trans-Canada Way. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5th annual River Flats Run today
By Tim Kalinowski on September 29th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The fifth annual River Flats Run will take place at Elm Street School starting at 11 a.m. today. The event has become a large part of the identity of the surrounding community, says co-founder Michele Frey. “At the time I worked at Elm Street School as a teacher,” remembers Frey. “We had a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County grassfire takes hours Wednesday to put out
By Gillian Slade on September 29th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A grassfire in Cypress County took hours to extinguish on Wednesday evening. The fire was near the intersection of Hwy 41 N and Range Road 33, almost half way to Schuler, said John McBain deputy fire chief Cypress County. The cause is undetermined at this stage but it started at the edge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wild Horse border crossing winter hours start Sunday
By Collin Gallant on September 29th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Hours of operations at the Wild Horse border crossing will fall back to winter hours Oct. 1, while preliminary figures suggest usage is up at the port of entry south of Medicine Hat. The Canada Border Services Agency informed travellers in a release Thursday that after this weekend, hours will be limited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River shoreline cleanup Saturday at Strathcona Island Park
By Jeremy Appel on September 29th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Hatters will be cleaning up the shore of the South Saskatchewan River Saturday. Grasslands Naturalists is holding Medicine Hat’s edition of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at the Strathcona Island Park starting at 9 a.m. “Volunteers from the Canadian Grasslands Naturalists are going to be meeting at the pavilion parking lot to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Around and around we go
By Gillian Slade on September 28th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The united voice of two advisory committees at the public services committee meeting to keep the new transit system was perhaps misleading, says the chair of the transit advisory committee. A unanimous vote from the Social Development Advisory Board and the transit advisory committee did not have the support of chair Tracy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transit terminal will be used as was after switchback
By Gillian Slade on September 28th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The transit terminal in downtown Medicine Hat may be sitting empty at the moment but that is not going to be the case for long with the old transit system to be reinstated, the city says. “We have clear direction from council that we are to reinstate the old transit system,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Information session tonight on powerline upgrades
By Collin Gallant on September 28th, 2017
Medicine Hat News With crews about to begin residential area construction of powerline upgrades in the south end of the city, an open house today will spell out the project to residents of South Ridge, Vista and Hamptons. Lines on the south and southwest of town were scheduled to be upgraded, raised and restrung with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks and rec tackles beaver issue
By Tim Kalinowski on September 28th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Beavers are felling large trees in several areas of the city this year, and Medicine Hat Parks and Recreation staff are now actively engaged in a trapping program to prevent more damage, says David Genio, superintendent of parks maintenance at Medicine Hat parks and recreation. “In some places we have had to use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local UFCW votes today on unification
By Collin Gallant on September 28th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A proposed combination of two wings of the same Alberta union would put most large-scale meat production in the province under the same labour relations roof. The United Food And Commercial Workers union represents about 32,000 workers in the province — including more than 4,000 beef plant workers. It’s the largest private sector ... Read More »
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