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Train derails in Brooks on Monday, no injuries
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A CPKC freight train derailed and spilled 34 shipping containers near the south city limits of Brooks on Monday afternoon. RCMP in that city say no one was injured when 17 cars left the tracks at about 4:30 p.m. near the crossing of the tracks at Highway 873, which becomes Seventh Street E. at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat two overdose deaths off the record as of October’s end
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Fatal drug overdoses continued to move closer to a new record high in Medicine Hat last fall. According to the latest available numbers from the Substance Use Surveillance System, published by the provincial government, two fatalities related to opioid overdose were recorded in Medicine Hat in October. That brings the 2023 total to 34 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irvine celebrates opening of new resource centre
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 6th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The hamlet of Irvine gathered Saturday to officially open the new Community Resource Centre. The first discussions of the project began roughly six years ago, Deputy Reeve Richard Oster says, with construction for the building only beginning last year. While the placement of the building in Woodward Memorial has been controversial and met with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!El Salvador visit highlights impact of Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes
By Brendan Miller on February 6th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Residents in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge donated nearly 4,000 shoeboxes in 2023 that have since been distributed to children in need. Medicine Hat residents donated more than 1,600 shoeboxes to Operation Christmas Child, and Samaritan Purse Canada officials say they have seen the positive impact shoeboxes have for children in El Salvador. Frank King, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police looking to find owner of championship ring
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
Police are looking for the owner of a men’s championship ring embossed with “Taylor Cup Championship Ring” and bearing a San Diego Gulls logo. Police recovered the gold ring after responding to a report of a suspicious individual trespassing in a yard at Iris Court just after 6 a.m. on Feb. 3. The suspect was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge results for January
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2024
Tuesday Jan. 2 North/South 1. Lorena Kelly – Maggie Burrows 2. Munden Coates – Cliff Bryanton East/West 1. James Van Dam – Lynn Fowlie 2. Betty Biffard – Carol Farr Friday Jan. 5 North/South 1. Rita Langford – John Weatherhead 2. Doreen Denis – Lorena Kelly East/West 1. Vonda Reddekop – Pat Hannay 2. Carol ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Train derails near Brooks
By Collin Gallant on February 5th, 2024
Medicine Hat News A CPKC freight train derailed and spilled 34 shipping containers near the south city limits of Brooks on Monday afternoon. RCMP in that city say that no one was injured when 17 cars left the tracks at about 4:30 p.m. near the crossing of the tracks at Highway 873, which becomes Seventh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Feb. 5
By James Tubb on February 5th, 2024
Medicine Hat News Protests following UCP policy Following a heated town hall meeting with the area’s two MLAs on Friday (find our story here), thousands protested the UCP government’s new parental rights polices at the legislature over the weekend. The office of MLA Justin Wright also apologized to media outlets over ban on video recording ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Condo buildings could go on vacant lot near TCH
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 3rd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Municipal land earmarked as surplus to the city’s needs several years ago could be developed as two four-storey condominium blocks near the community of Harlow, according to a permit application filed with city planning department. The 0.9-acre site at 1064 First Street SW was put on the market after a 2020 survey of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Various agriculture board positions filled by southern Albertans
By Medicine Hat News on February 3rd, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Hat-area greenhouse manager David Hoekstra will join the board of the Alberta government-funded “Results Driven Agricultural Research.” Also joining the 10-person board is Brian Brewin, former reeve of the MD of Taber, who was nominated by the Alberta Potato Growers Association. It was created in 2020 as an arms-length group to determine ag research ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Show Review: Mean Girls, nice production
By Brendan Miller on February 3rd, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Perhaps “nice production” is an understatement. Let us rephrase. “Mean Girls, fantastic production” would better describe the feeling you’ll have after attending the Broadway production at Crescent Heights High School, but let’s just leave the headline as is – nice is simply the opposite of mean. Crescent Heights is known for its rich theatre ... Read More »
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