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Driver, passenger seriously injured in vehicle rollover on Sunday night
By Medicine Hat News on September 22nd, 2020
Two people were sent to hospital Sunday night after a single-vehicle collision in the city’s northwest. Medicine Hat police were called to the scene around the 2100 block of Brier Park NW at about 10:50 p.m. to attend the scene. Police say the car was travelling at high speeds, failed to navigate a turn and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Program hosting Sunday walk along the South Sask.
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 22nd, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program will be celebrating World Rivers Day on Sunday with a walk along the berm and riparian area around Lion’s and Strathcona Island parks. The event – which begins at 2 p.m. – is a continuation of the Interpretive Program’s Riparian Areas Rock series and will prominently feature the South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current will have a race for mayor this fall
By Medicine Hat News on September 22nd, 2020
There will be a race for mayor of Swift Current after two public declarations ahead of official nominations this week. Incumbent Dennis Perrault will seek a second term this fall, he told the Alberta Newspaper Group last week. As well, former city councillor and current Chinook School Board trustee Al Bridal announced he would also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Planned boutique hotel foiled by COVID economy
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The developer behind plans to build a boutique hotel on a downtown parking lot has backed out of the project, Mayor Ted Clugston confirmed Monday. The city-owned lot that sits kitty-corner from city hall on First Street has been subject to four proposals in 15 years that have all now fallen through. Clugston – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFB Suffield warns of equipment move, air training exercises that will increase visible activity
By Medicine Hat News on September 22nd, 2020
Residents and motorists in southeast Alberta will notice increased activity at CFB Suffield, officials with the Department of National Defence are warning. This week, British Army Training Unit Suffield will begin moving heavy vehicles and equipment along Highway 884, across the Trans-Canada Highway to rail loading facilities near the Hamlet of Suffield. And until the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real estate team dedicates a year to charity donations
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 19th, 2020
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Forget the 12 days of Christmas, Royal LePage Community Realty is stepping up with 12 Months of Giving. The local real estate team recently announced it will be taking $1,000 from its Institutional Advertising fund and giving it to a local not-for-profit group every month for the next year. “We wanted to repurpose those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 more cases at Methanex
By Medicine Hat News on September 19th, 2020
Three more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Methanex plant in Medicine Hat, the company announced late Thursday night. That corresponds to a general increase in active cases reported in updated figures that day from Alberta Health Services, and bring the total number of cases at the site to five. Company officials say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Company aligned with Aurora replaces CEO, launches strategic review
By Medicine Hat News on September 19th, 2020
Medicine Hat News A CBD processing company partly owned and aligned with Aurora Cannabis has replaced its CEO and launched a strategic review of operations. Radient Technologies recently completed a processing facility in Edmonton to accept byproduct and material from Aurora’s Alberta greenhouses. On Friday, it announced it was formally evaluating operations and costs toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local business hopes diversity gets incentives
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Local business leaders are calling for substantial new tax incentive programs to lure major projects to the region and Alberta just as the provincial government is unveiling tenets of a reworked diversification strategy. At the same time, municipal economic developers say they are “keen” to see portions of the plan being rolled out by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: As fall looms, activity at city hall will increase
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Cue the spooky music – it’s the first day of autumn on Monday. And while how-I-spent-my-summer-vacation essays are still due, here’s a look at some of the overlooked and upcoming items at city hall. – Municipal Stimulus Projects, which have been debated openly by just about every city, town and county council in Alberta, ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Hatter charged with attempted murder in shooting incident
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 19th, 2020
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken A 25-year-old former Medicine Hat man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to shots fired into a local residence in the early hours of May 14. A Medicine Hat Police Service release states that the male – whose name was not released – is facing charges of attempted murder, discharge of a ... Read More »
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