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Clark looks forward to duties following recall fail
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 13th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Linnsie Clark says she’s pleased that a movement to remove her from office didn’t succeed, and she’s ready to “move forward” on several important issues for the city, including a utility rate review, which she says she’s called for since taking office. “It’s a good opportunity to reflect and move on, continuing to focus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!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!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 »
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