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Company fined $70K for 2021 worker injury near Gull Lake
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A road building company in Saskatchewan has been fined $70,000 after a worker fell out of a scraper buggy near Gull Lake in June 2021 and was seriously injured. KMS Construction pled guilty Aug. 23 to contravening unspecified portions of rules regarding training and safe operations of equipment, according to a release from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties seek information from public following late August gun shots in Walsh
By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2023
RCMP in southeast Alberta are looking for suspects after shots were fired at a residence in Walsh just after midnight on Aug. 29. Redcliff RCMP officers were dispatched at roughly 12.25 a.m. Aug. 29 after a complaint of gunshots in Fourth Avenue in the small border hamlet. Suspects were not located when police arrived but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LDS women’s auxiliary seeks donations, volunteers for Sept. 16 clothing swap
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Organizers of a clothing swap set for Sept. 16 are looking for shoppers to attend the free-of-charge, giveaway event, as well as donations and volunteers. The women’s auxiliary of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will host the Saturday morning event at the church at 7 Sierra Blvd. They are asking ... Read More »
1 responseMLA Hunter says he’s the right man for his new job
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 9th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com MLA of Taber-Warren Grant Hunter was named Parliamentary Secretary for Agrifood Development in July of this year. “I’m honoured to be able to serve in that capacity. I think there is lots of good work that needs to be done and I have the speciality to do it,” Hunter told the News this week. ... Read More »
1 responseDaniel Remfert wins vacant Taber town council seat in Thursday byelection
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Daniel Remfert has won the vacant seat of the Town of Taber’s council, according to unofficial results of voting announced Thursday night. Remfert secured 241 votes in the Sept. 7 byelection, placing ahead of second-place finisher Dale Tilleman with 179. Naomi Weibe was third with 121 votes in the seven person contest. The seat ... Read More »
1 responseCase of Brooks man accused of murder continues to drag
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Brooks man accused of second-degree murder last year is still awaiting a hearing to determine if he can be held criminally responsible. Mat Bangoang Choap, 36, was arrested at the scene in June 2022 by RCMP officers in Brooks after they discovered the body of a woman in an apartment complex. Choap was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat renters say Avenue Living hikes gouging their last dollars
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 9th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Current and former tenants at Medicine Hat’s highest profile apartment building are calling “no fair” on their landlord’s rent and utility increases they say are designed to push them out. Avenue Living is now removing power from its “utilities included” packages as leases are renewed, which along with annual rent increases could add up ... Read More »
1 response87 families equipped at Lions Club Gear Up
By JAMES TUBB on September 9th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Lions Club hosted yet another Gear Up Event in August. On Aug. 19 and 20 the local club helped 87 families get their kids’ hockey and ringette equipment they would not be able to get ahead of the 2023-24 winter sport season. The dozens of kids helped is an increase of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!13 standouts will receive Community Spirit Awards in October
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 8th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Community Spirit Awards will be given to 13 recipients at a ceremony in mid-October. The biannual awards will be presented at a reception on Oct. 18 at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre. The “Heart of Medicine Hat” award winner is longtime local Make-a-Wish co-ordinator Donna Serr. The “change maker” award goes to Karen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ADC to hold second Fall Gather and Production Sale
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 8th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com It will be a night of fun, food and live entertainment Sept. 30 at Irvine School. Doors will open at 4 p.m. for the 2023 Agriculture Discovery Centre Fall Gather and Production Sale. As with last year, the ADC student executive will be giving tours to guests. Visitors will be able to view the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County’s solar debate with Aura Power comes under bizarre conditions
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 8th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A plan to place thousands of solar panels on dry farmland south of Medicine Hat is advancing with semi-formal talks between the developer, Aura Power, and the only registered opponent, Cypress County. The two sides met Wednesday in Dunmore at county council’s regular meeting in Dunmore to discuss the “Peace Butte” Solar project ahead ... Read More »
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