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Impaired driving charges follow multi-vehicle collision
By Medicine Hat News on December 22nd, 2020
A driver has been served with impaired driving sanctions including a licence suspension and vehicle seizure, as well as a ticket for careless driving and other offences, following a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Valley View Drive and Fifth Street SW on Monday morning. Medicine Hat Police Service responded to the scene of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About 1 in 10 people in Montana’s Hill County have, or have had COVID
By Medicine Hat News on December 22nd, 2020
The death toll from the coronavirus is rising in north-central Montana and areas closest to southeast Alberta. Deaths in Hill County, including the town of Havre, sat at 34 on Monday, up five from a week earlier. Two more in neighbouring Blaine County over the same time period, along with figures from Liberty County, have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdose deaths in the Hat tick up
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The number of drug related deaths in Medicine Hat, up to October this year, is slightly less than it was for the whole of 2019, according to the latest numbers released by the provincial government. Medicine Hat hit a peak in 2018 with 19 deaths and then it fell slightly to 14 in 2019. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City sells Glauc C field as patch wind down continues
By Collin Gallant on December 21st, 2020
COLLIN GALLANT cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has sold its strongest producing oil field with elected officials and administrators saying the risks of spending more cash to boost profits in the oil business are too great for a local government to take on. The sale of municipality’s one-quarter interest in the 2,700-barrel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist’s stolen works mysteriously returned
By MO CRANKER on December 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The year has brought on many struggles and hardships for just about everyone. Late in the summer, local artist Susan Sakamoto had a couple pieces of art stolen from her that held a lot of sentimental value. The other day, Sakamoto experienced a bit of a miracle and was able to get her art ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No choice’ but to lay first COVID charge, police say
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on December 19th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Nine months after the first public health orders came into effect, the Medicine Hat Police Service has laid its first charge. Staff Sgt. Jason Graham says a local man has been charged with one count of section 73(1) for contravening an order of the Chief Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health Act, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visitors to enter through ‘YXH Gateway’
By MO CRANKER on December 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Anyone heading down Gershaw Drive will notice one of the newest additions to the city. A big, red sign reading ‘YXH’ has been built roadside near the airport and it sits at the entrance of YXH Gateway. The project has been in the works for years and will bring commercial development to the Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseHatters making treats to brighten up an odd Christmas
By Medicine Hat News on December 19th, 2020
Despite the lack of mix-and-mingle this year, Hatters are still playing Kris Kringle, and getting into the Christmas spirit in their own kitchens, according to the head of Nutters Every Day Naturals. The bulk and specialty food retailer has seen overall sales remain somewhat stable, though sales of signature trays of nuts, candies and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!End of the year is appointment time
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two weeks ago this space detailed changes to the advisory committee process at city hall, and managed to do it pretty accurately without many details. Those are now being provided as council prepares to undertake the annual tradition of ending the last meeting of the calendar year by selecting new members to boards and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hydrogen-powered future taking shape
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A world powered by hydrogen may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but industry observers say it’s being written into business plans of energy companies today and citizens could see the results in mere years. This week the Canadian government released its hydrogen roadmap, joining other major industrial nations, following an initial action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s COVID relief projects OK’d
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A list of construction projects in Medicine Hat worth a combined $7.5 million has been approved by the province under a municipal stimulus project meant to bolster economic activity during a COVID-induced slowdown. In October, the city released its list of projects to put towards the Municipal Stimulus Program offered by the province and paid ... Read More »
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