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Man with air pistol in public charged
By Medicine Hat News on December 12th, 2023
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@@MedicineHatNews On Friday evening, police responded to a report of a suspicious person armed with a pistol in the 100 block of S. Railway Street. Officers arrived on scene and located a man matching the description provided. He was taken into custody along N. Railway Street. Following the arrest officers discovered the man was armed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pickleball fever reaching elementary-age children, too
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 12th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Pickleball Club were volunteering at Crestwood School in November and December to teach students how to play the game. Grade 5 and 6 students at the school had four sessions each with the courts split in half so all students from a single class could play at the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two major Alberta unions fight over solar workers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two of the largest private-sector unions in Alberta have filed competing applications to represent renewable construction workers at a project in southern Alberta. Workers with Goldbeck Solar in Drumheller reportedly demonstrated at the end of November over a lack of live-out pay for employees who travel from Brooks and Medicine Hat to work on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local vet clinic offering free checkups on Wednesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local vet clinic is offering free checkups for pets on Wednesday as a way to introduce a new veterinarian and offer care for animals whose owners may be under financial stress. Cypress View Veterinary Clinic has also ready staged two days of visits earlier this month with new arrival, Dr. Olivia Rad, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family making public plea for help finding missing man
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The family of a man missing from Maple Creek is prepared to make a public appeal today for information about his whereabouts. Byron Watson was last seen leaving is residence in the town, located one hour east of Medicine Hat, on Nov. 26. The RCMP announced they were looking for the 23-year-old man to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local community foundation awards winter grant funding to 17 regional organizations
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta has released its winter community grant recipients showing 17 charitable efforts in the region will receive a total of $138,000. The foundation, which covers southeast Alberta including chapters in the Special Areas, Brooks, Cypress County and the County of Forty Mile, provides several rounds of funding to charities, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power outage affects about 1,500 addresses
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews About 1,500 addresses were without power for most of the afternoon Monday. The cause was not released by press time, but updates from the utility department stated that about 1,000 customers’ power had been restored by about 5 p.m. All areas of the Flats north of the Canadian Pacific Rail line, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to consider if city should operate Co-op Place
By Brendan Miller on December 12th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City council is expected to talk over the city’s operation of Co-op Place and the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre following public services committee’s adoption of the item Monday. Council will also consider the city’s request of an additional $263,000 to the 2024 community development budget to increase staff at both facilities. The city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday in Medicine Hat, Dec. 11
By James Tubb on December 10th, 2023
Medicine Hat News Santa Claus coming to town He sees you when you’re sleeping and will also be traveling from the Big Marble Go Centre to the Medicine Hat Mall along major routes this evening. The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Parade, sponsored by IG Wealth, will leave the northside leisure centre lcoation at 5:30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paws-itively best friends; service dog transforms Hatter’s life
By Brendan Miller on December 9th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A tragic head injury in 2021 changed the life of 22-year-old Kerian McCormick, leaving him with long-lasting mental health and mobility issues. Due to his injuries, McCormick was forced to quit his job as a child caregiver and now relies on disability support. It was during this difficult time McCormick met a Red Fox ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City unveils 25-year environmental roadmap
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant An environmental road map for the City of Medicine Hat does not set hard targets for energy reduction or water conservation over the next 25 years, but says community-wide changes are the goal through education and operational measures. The largest of which – potentially adding low-emission energy production to its utility company – is ... Read More »
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