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Years-old human rights case still going involving convicted killer
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat man convicted of first-degree murder and extortion made a human rights complaint weeks before the crimes took place four years ago, new court documents state. Robert Siesta Hoefman, 59, petitioned the Alberta Human Rights Commission in September 2017 alleging discrimination led to his dismissal as a construction superintendent a year earlier. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP searching for suspects in break-in at Acadia Valley post office
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties are seeking information on suspects from a break-in at the Acadia Valley post office, the Oyen detachment announced Friday. Mounties say a man and woman driving a 2017-19 grey Ford Escape were involved in two break-ins, including a business, on Dec. 5 in the village located 160 kilometres northwest of Medicine Hat. Another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City keeping partnership with PEP
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat is re-engaging with a regional economic development group, while another regional tourism effort has gone out of business. The Palliser Economic Partnership (also known as PEP) aims to promote business opportunities in the southeast and promote co-operation between member municipalities, while the Canadian Badlands Tourism Association did much the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A night of stargazing planned at Echo Dale viewpoint
By Medicine Hat News on December 10th, 2021
The night sky will come alive Tuesday, and the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting local stargazers to register for its Starry Night constellation and planet viewing event. The event runs from 6-7:15 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Echo Dale viewpoint, and will feature discussion and identification of different marvels in the night sky. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supply chain complicating Holiday retail
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 10th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com While retailers across Alberta ease into the Christmas rush, many stores geared toward children are working to stock desirable toys and gifts. The Pudwell family, which owns Bumbleboo Inc., a local business specializing in baby, toddler and children’s products, as well as those for expecting parents, is hoping to meet the demand, despite rising ... Read More »
3 responsesEsplanade, public library, Police Point team up for downtown StoryWalk
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 10th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The downtown StoryWalk is back for a second year, this time with a Christmas book that can be read and sung. The Esplanade, in collaboration with the Medicine Hat Public Library and Police Point Park, is bringing the StoryWalk to downtown Medicine Hat with the children’s book, “A Porcupine in a Pine Tree: A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS Major Crimes continues to investigate parking-lot car explosion
By Medicine Hat News on December 10th, 2021
A man has died as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle fire in a Strachan Road parking lot Wednesday. Medicine Hat Police Service confirmed the death in a Thursday release. Emergency crews responded to the incident in the Walmart parking lot at around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday and arrived to a fully involved fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wind capacity about to outweigh coal in Alberta
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 10th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new wind farm near Seven Persons will push the total power capacity from renewable sources in Alberta past the province’s remaining coal plants in early 2022 – a fact utility sector observers called an important milestone. Work on the Rattlesnake Ridge wind farm is nearing completion south of Rattlesnake Reservoir, southwest of Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beaver exhibit now on display at Nature Centre
By Medicine Hat News on December 10th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s beaver exhibit is on display at the Nature Centre through Dec. 21, and on Dec. 18 local children are invited to take part in an interactive Bust Little Beavers program. “This program will explore the fascinating features and activities of the beaver, and will include an adventure into the park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waste water sampling for COVID to continue
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A largely unheralded effort to detect levels of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat will continue in a more formal relationship between the city’s sewage plant, the province and two universities. Since the spring of 2020, samples of the city’s waste water have been collected and analyzed for levels of the virus. That raw data doesn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Towne Square plans finalized
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 9th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A final look at the city plan to build a food truck alley and market stalls on the 603 First Street lot across from city hall have been approved by the city’s planning commission. Work on the “Towne Square” got underway last summer with repaving the parking lot and installing some landscaping aspects and ... Read More »
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