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Impaired driving penalties handed down after TCH bridge collision
By Medicine Hat News on May 19th, 2021
A two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada bridge Monday evening has resulted in an impaired driving fine and licence suspension against one of the drivers. MHPS Sgt. Gerald Sadlemyer says the collision occurred just before 8 p.m. when a driver traveling east on the Trans-Canada made a sudden and illegal u-turn and began heading westbound in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kamaran finally gets new lawyer
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative on May 19th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com A gas station owner whose trial on charges related to an assault against family members who own a neighbouring service station in Walsh has secured a new lawyer. Anwar Kamaran was arrested last summer in connection with two counts of assault causing bodily harm. The man was rearrested and held in custody pending trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special Olympics holding 50/50 to support athletes
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 19th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Special Olympics Alberta is holding a 50/50 fundraiser with funds going toward programming for the 246 athletes in Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Brooks. Ticket sales end May 29, with the winner drawn May 31. The minimum prize is $2,000 with a maximum jackpot of $5,000 if tickets sell out. As of Tuesday afternoon, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kayak rental business wants Hatters to rediscover river
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 19th, 2021
Cooling off on a sunny, hot southeastern Alberta afternoon by floating down the South Saskatchewan River has long been a favourite pastime of locals and visitors alike. Now a new business in the Hat is opening up the opportunities for those who don’t have a boat. Three weeks into the launch of kayak rental outfit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety urged as residents start lighting backyard fires again
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 19th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi With the warm and dry weather in the Hat and residents staying cooped up at home during the province’s latest round of COVID-19 restrictions, a city fire prevention officer is encouraging safe use of backyard fire pits. Carter Gramlich says there is no fire ban in effect in Medicine Hat at the moment and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word yet on Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede as Calgary’s annual show is a go
By Medicine Hat News on May 18th, 2021
The Calgary Stampede will reportedly be held this year but there is still no word on Medicine Hat’s annual rodeo. The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede ending its run of 72 consecutive years of holding the event in 2020 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown group votes to dissolve
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 18th, 2021
It was an ignominious end to the city’s downtown improvement agency following last week’s vote by businesses to disband the long troubled organization. The agenda item to set this year’s rates for the City Centre Development Agency was struck off the list following downtown businesses voting 67 per cent last week in favour of getting ... Read More »
1 responseMotorcycle safety urged after speed demon busted Friday
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 18th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Police Service caught a motorcyclist travelling nearly 100 kilometres per hour over the speed limit on Friday night. The MHPS says with the weather warming up they need motorists to be safe on the road. An officer was posted on Holsom Road when their laser recorded the bike travelling at 177 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tourney’s cancellation a big hit to Education Foundation fundraising
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 18th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi For the second straight year the Medicine Hat Public School Division Education Foundation has cancelled its 24th annual golf tournament at Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club. The tournament is usually held in the first week of June, but the foundation moved the tee-off date to June 25 in hopes of being able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launching redesigned website aiming to be more user friendly
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on May 18th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The City of Medicine Hat is redesigning its website in hopes to make a more user-friendly experience for community members to find what they need. “We’re actually building an entirely new website. So, we’re going through a complete redesign as part of our organization’s Citizen-Facing Digital Strategy (CFDS). That is an overall strategy where ... Read More »
1 responseOfficials hope lighting upgrade brightens mood at airport
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on May 18th, 2021
It’s been a tough few years for Medicine Hat’s municipal airport after first losing the regional Integra Air for financial reasons, Air Canada suspending flights indefinitely just as the pandemic hit last March and then WestJet this March. “We were ready for wonderful things,” Jeff Huntus, airport manager, told councillors on Monday. Then the pandemic ... Read More »
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