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Medicine 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!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 responseLegal fee reimbursements decided for those who opposed Saamis Solar
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The developer behind a plan to build the Saamis Solar Park in northern Medicine Hat will pay $282,000 in costs of those who opposed the project during Alberta Utilities Commission hearings. DP Energy won approval to build the 1,600-acre solar power field in July after applying in early 2023 and a hearing last spring. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judicial review of Clark sanctions set for today
By Collin Gallant on August 13th, 2024
@@CollinGallant An Alberta justice today will weigh the arguments between Mayor Linnsie Clark and her council, which limited her interactions with staff, ability to chair meetings and cut her salary in half this past spring. The judicial review, called for by Clark shortly after the controversy erupted in March, will be heard in a one-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orientation plans for new high school students at McCoy
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Members of Community Coming Together are hosting a student orientation for new high school students planning to attend Monsignor McCoy this September. The hour-and-a-half orientation will provide new students a chance to tour around the school and find their lockers, as well as take a look at their class schedules, helping to break the ... 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 »
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