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Tattered rural church tells an historic story
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 24th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Turn off Highway 3 heading toward Etzikom and a little historic church near the side of the road paints a fascinating picture of life for farmers in the area more than a century ago. An architecturally interesting wooden church is showing its age and is no longer in use but there is also a ... Read More »
27 responsesPlanners propose sweeping changes to development rules
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 24th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City planners are proposing a batch of changes that could make it easier to build secondary suites, infill housing developments and what’s allowed in “live-work” residences, but planning commission members wonder how small is too small. At the municipal planning committee meeting Thursday, staff argued that several main changes are needed as it’s become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PTSD pivot bears new business: Military vet opens doughnut-selling food truck
By MO CRANKER on July 24th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Bradley Russell’s journey to becoming a food truck owner has been a rollercoaster ride. After serving in the army for more than 10 years and driving trucks for 22, Russell was diagnosed with PTSD and needed something new. “I did about five years in the reserves here in Medicine Hat with South Alberta Light ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire department investigating small back-alley blaze on SE Hill
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2020
Medicine Hat Fire Services responded to the scene of a fire on the Southeast Hill on Thursday morning. Scott Hanelt, fire marshall and chief investigator, says the fire took place in the back lane between homes on Sixth and Seventh streets in the 200 block. The main area of the fire appears to have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local school boards ready for return
By MO CRANKER on July 23rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker With schools set to reopen in the fall, divisions in the area are now working to make it possible. While many elements of the relaunch are still being finalized, Medicine Hat Public School Division superintendent Mark Davidson says public schools will be ready for students in the fall. “We didn’t hear anything during Tuesday’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Equipment malfunction could have caused motorcycle fatality, police say
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Police suspect that equipment malfunction may have contributed to a motorcycle fatality earlier this week. On Monday a single-vehicle collision, a motorcycle driven by a 58-year-old woman on Highway 3 near the Holsom Road intersection, at the west end of the airport, resulted in a fatality. Insp. Brent Secondiak says he is aware of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye doctors want to negotiate on their own
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2020
The Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta called on the Government of Alberta to negotiate directly with a group of its physicians rather than with the Alberta Medical Association. Minister of Health Tyler Shandro said the previous government had appointed the AMA as the exclusive representative of physicians in legislation in 2018. In order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pedestrian in motorized wheelchair struck and killed by vehicle on Tuesday
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade At about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a call after a pedestrian was hit by a motor vehicle on Anson Avenue in Tower Estates near the airport. The 71 year-old male pedestrian was transported to hospital and later died from his injuries. Insp. Brent Secondiak says the person, ... Read More »
1 responseNo mask bylaw plans, city says
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat will not be following Calgary’s lead imposing a bylaw requiring face masks to be worn in public places. On Tuesday Calgary city council voted 12-3 in favour of a new bylaw making the wearing of a face mask mandatory in all indoor public places, starting Aug. 1. In Medicine Hat, Mayor Ted ... Read More »
1 responseMan behind collapsed real estate company guilty of fraud
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The man behind a collapsed real estate company that had dozens of Hatters as investors and once owned a proposed local community has been found guilty of one count of fraud and another of misleading investors. Ronald James Aitkens, who was the controlling mind behind the Foundation Group of Companies, according to court documents, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City won’t access loan program to cover overdue utility money
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat is currently carrying about $2 million worth of unpaid utility bills one month after a deferral program ended, but the city won’t access interest-free loans provided by the province to tide them over. Local finance officials told the News that about 20 per cent of its monthly utility billings ... Read More »
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