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City ramps up local vaccine efforts
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city will co-host mobile, walk-up vaccination clinics over the next three weekends, officials confirmed at Monday night’s council meeting. Director of emergency management Merrick Brown told the News last week his office was in talks with Alberta Health Services to bring “pop-up” clinics to the Hat in an effort to increase vaccine uptake. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatality inquiry for Chester Hunchak’s killer finally set, more than eight years after their deaths
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The date for a fatality inquiry into events surrounding the 2014 death of Medicine Hat businessman Chester Hunchak has been set for June 2022, according to an update from Alberta Justice. The proceedings will take place more than eight years after Christopher Arkell was shot dead by police at a rural property just south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local physician charged with sexual assault of kids in Ontario
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A doctor from Medicine Hat has been arrested in Ontario on charges of sexually assaulting two young children in the late 1980s. Ian Gebhardt was charged Tuesday with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference with a person younger than 14, according to a statement by the York Regional Police. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!40-year-old man dead following highway collision in Crowsnest Pass
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 6th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in the Crowsnest Pass say a Calgary man is dead after his pickup truck crossed a centre line on Highway 3 and was struck head on by a semi. The accident happened Sunday at about at 6 p.m. near the Highway 507 junction, near Pincher Creek. Detachments from the town, the nearby Piikani ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turbine maintenance, new equipment for power plant coming sooner to avoid shutdowns
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city power plant will move up turbine maintenance and buy new equipment to avoid potential shutdowns in a red hot electricity market after council approved budget changes on Monday night. “It is a reflection of the stronger generation market and the (increased) run time on our machines,” said Brad Maynes, the utility division’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DP Energy sells projects to Atco, will focus on local solar play
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company planning to build solar power arrays on fertilizer tailing ponds in Alberta has sold two projects to Atco, and will now focus on the largest – the Saamis Solar Park inside Medicine Hat city limits. DP Energy first proposed building the huge facility north of Crescent Heights in early 2019, and since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eastern Irrigation District water shut-off is Oct. 7
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2021
This season’s water shut-off will be Oct. 7 for the Eastern Irrigation District and Oct. 8 for the St. Mary’s River Irrigation District. Water operators are encouraging everyone to make sure all their water needs are met before the shut-off date. Anyone within the EID is asked to notify the district via phone or text ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remains found on SE Hill last year were likely those of early settler
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 4th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Bones discovered last fall on the Southeast Hill were likely those of an early settler, according to latest report from the Chief of Police to the Medicine Hat Police Commission. Crews replacing water and sewer lines discovered the remains on Sept. 15, 2020 near the intersection of Belfast Street and Sixth Avenue, in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes claims premier is biggest threat to referendum on equalization
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2021
Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes publicly accused Premier Jason Kenney last week of diminishing Conservative Party support across the province. Barnes believes Kenney’s pandemic management, which has drawn wide criticism from Albertans and beyond, threatens the results of the upcoming municipal election and equalization referendum. “The top threat to the success of this referendum has ... Read More »
1 responseCity cleared in third-party review of Invest MH
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A third-party report into how the city acted while attempting to contract out its economic development wing and land sales department this summer has found “no material wrongdoing,” said Mayor Ted Clugston, who pointed to the statement while holding it up in a post-meeting press scrum on Monday night. Three candidates who are challenging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rocktobeerfest runs Saturday evening at Homestay Inn and Suites
By KENDALL KING on October 1st, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter kking@medicinehatnews.com On Saturday evening, Hatters can enjoy drinks, food and live music at Rocktobeerfest, taking place at the Homestay Inn and Suites. The festivities kick off at 5 p.m. and run until midnight. Thirty-one breweries and distilleries will be in attendance and Medicine Hat’s own Cannonball Knights will be performing. Tickets ... Read More »
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