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Roller derby group seeks consideration in future rec developments
By Brendan Miller on December 13th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Gas City Roller Derby Association is looking for a reliable facility and has asked members of the public services committee to consider them in any future recreation development. During a presentation Monday to committee, members heard the association is planning for the future and seeking a suitable location to host indoor games and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seize drugs, 3D-printed guns in ongoing Brooks investigation
By Medicine Hat News on December 13th, 2023
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@@MedicineHatNews An investigation conducted by ALERT’s Medicine Hat organized crime team has resulted in the seizure of drugs and weapons with an estimated street value worth $65,000. In early October search warrants were conducted at six homes in Brooks as part of a lengthy drug trafficking and firearms investigation that remains ongoing. Several suspects have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Well-being plan seeks concise strategies to meet community needs
By Brendan Miller on December 13th, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of public service committee heard the second update on the community well-being plan during a presentation by project members Monday. The goal of the plan is to identify and achieve well-being in the community by developing a strategy to meet the needs of social challenges resulting from the COVID pandemic. “We have examined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets house arrest, restitution fines for vandalism involvement
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 13th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The only man police connected to a vandalism spree in Medicine Hat last year has pled guilty, and been sentenced to house arrest and ordered to repay about $4,000. Almost two dozen locations in Ross Glen and Crestwood saw garages, vehicles or Christmas lights damaged over a two-week period in January 2022. On Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recall petition on Mayor Clark fails
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 12th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A drive to remove Mayor Linnsie Clark from office has failed. City hall critic Nicole Frey launched the formal process to recall the mayor this fall in what she called a signal to council after delayed action on a number of issues, including high utility prices and approval of a “trap, neuter, release” program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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