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S. Boundary trail closing until early September for underground power line work
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 14th, 2024
The pedestrian trail along S. Boundary Road will temporarily close starting today between Southridge Drive and Vista Drive for underground power line replacement. During the work, crews will be replacing the existing S. Boundary feeder cables along this section of S. Boundary Road. The feeder cable supports the residential, commercial and industrial customers in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbs traded during sometimes heated judicial review of Mayor Clark sanctions
By Collin Gallant on August 14th, 2024
@@CollinGallant City council is “biased” against Mayor Linnsie Clark, and the city manager is a “liar,” according to the lawyer for Clark, who is asking a judge to review and eliminate sanctions placed on her this spring. Grant Stapon told a King’s Bench hearing Tuesday hat his client felt “threatened” following an Aug. 21, 2023 ... Read More »
1 responseArtefact from Esplanade to be used in BBC Two program
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2024
An Indigenous artefact currently housed at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre will be featured in an upcoming series on BBC Two. The artifact, the Mike Mountain Horse Story Robe, will be featured in a four-part program led by British Historian David Olusoga, which takes a broad look at the British Empire. One of these ... Read More »
1 responseDecision of judicial review on mayor’s sanctions expected Sept. 30
By Collin Gallant on August 14th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Lawyers for Mayor Linnsie Clark told a review hearing Tuesday that sanctions against her are “outrageous” and would chill municipal politicians from oversight obligations, while the legal team for the City of Medicine Hat called penalties proportionate and the controversy one of Clark’s own making. The one-day judicial review heard at the Calgary Court ... Read More »
1 responseMedalta revisiting storied legacy with upcoming cookie jar exhibition
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 14th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com During Medalta’s earlier years as a bustling factory, it was once renowned for its cookie jars; a legacy that is being revisited with the latest artistic installation. Artist Elaine Zimmer “revisits, reviews, redirects and condenses the classical urn form of the Medalta cookie jar,” in the upcoming collection, Collection Recollection: A Cookie Jar Exhibition. ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat man faces multiple charges following large drug bust in Piikani Nation
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 14th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police seized a substantial amount of fentanyl, weapons and other narcotics following a traffic stop conducted by Piikani Nation RCMP last Friday, leading to the arrest of five individuals, including a Medicine Hat man. RCMP say four occupants were in vehicles at the time of a traffic stop as they left a residence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Committee seek clarification on legality of new code of conduct policy
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 14th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The conversation around a possible framework needed to address disruptive behaviour at call hall and toward city staff and members of council continued Tuesday between members of the administrative and legislative review committee and city staff. The committee accepted the draft of a new code of conduct policy back in February that aims to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province promotes local farmers, ranchers during Local Food Week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Working farmers, producers and entrepreneurs put food on Albertans’ tables every day, and this week they are being showcased for their efforts to produce quality tasting foods and beverages. Local Food Week encourages Albertans to buy locally grown products from farmers markets as well as take part in activities to learn about where their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Saskatchewan seize nearly 9 million illegal cigarettes
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Trucking inspectors at Swift Current say they found 30 pallets of contraband cigarettes in a semi-trailer on July 17, according to a release by the Saskatchewan RCMP this month. The driver is set to appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on Tuesday, charged with three separate counts related to the possession and sale of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brothers charged with several drug-related offences after trafficking bust
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com ALERT has charged and arrested two brothers – Ethan, 21, and Carter Oster, 24 – following a search of a home in the Uplands neighbourhood that led to the seizure of more than 600 methamphetamine, opioid and other illicit pills. The investigation that began in May by using an intelligence-led response to community concerns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraudster on the lam in U.S. finally caught
By Collin Gallant on August 13th, 2024
@@CollinGallant A former pastor who defrauded dozens of Hatters among thousands of Albertans for millions in a failed real estate company has been apprehended after he left the country prior to his sentencing date last fall. Ronald James Aitkens, whose firm owned the Cimmaron land development in Medicine Hat, was arrested Aug. 8 with the ... Read More »
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