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City counting traffic of all kinds at base of Scholten Hill
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 12th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Now you see it, now you won’t – a contraption attached to a light standard at the bottom of Scholten Hill. A camera is part of the equipment on that light standard and has been put in place by the city, says a spokesperson. It is recording traffic volume and what type of traffic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery worker strike avoided after Safeway union members support new deal
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2020
The potential for a province-wide grocery strike has been averted as the union representing Safeway workers says its members have overwhelmingly endorsed a new contract. The United Food and Commercial Workers, Local No. 401, announced this week that ratification votes throughout Alberta last week resulted in 90 per cent support. About half of the 8,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man arrested for Brooks break-in was already wanted for robbery
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2020
A Medicine Hat man already wanted on suspicion of robbery is in custody in Brooks after he was picked up following another alleged break-in at a rural property. Mounties from the Brooks detachment say that a landowner chased a suspected trespasser off their property at about 7 p.m. Sunday, with the truck knocking down fences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local war hero passes away at age 96
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 12th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local Second World War veteran and recipient of France’s highest national order – the Legion of Honour, sadly passed away in Medicine Hat on Monday at the age of 96. In February 2018, Wilf Fairhurst was awarded the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour – the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bamford bringing live music back to the Hat
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 12th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken When Australian-Canadian country music artist Gord Bamford takes the stage at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds on Friday night for back-to-back concerts, he’ll be looking out on a vastly different crowd. Instead of smiling faces, it’ll be headlights and grills in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while still bringing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Program’s Thursday Nature Walk has 12 spots available
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting another nature walk on Thursday evening that will focus on the importance of wetlands in the prairies. The Riparian Areas Rock walk is scheduled for 7 p.m., however due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Interpretive Program is asking interested parties to call and book one of the 12 available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After wet start to summer, dry conditions have led to fire bans and restrictions
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2020
Minimal rain and hotter weather in southeast Alberta are drying out crops, but also increasing concern about prairie fires. A fire restriction in the County of Forty Mile, enacted Aug. 6, cancelled all burning permits and restricted outdoor fires to approved containers, such as barrels and barbecues, and in place campfire pits. Cypress County has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Physician’s murder in Red Deer ‘hit way too close to home’
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 12th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The attack and subsequent death of a Red Deer physician at a walk-in clinic has stirred strong emotions locally among doctors and their staff. “This incident was shocking and frightening, but most of all, so very sad,” said a local physician whose name the News has agreed not to use. “It could have occurred ... Read More »
1 responseOfficer avoids serious injury after suspect takes swipe at them with box-cutting knife
By Medicine Hat News on August 11th, 2020
At about 4 a.m. on Monday a member of Medicine Hat Police Service was checking on a property in the 600 block of Bridge Street and located a suspicious female trespassing in the area. While the female was being arrested she brandished a box-cutting knife, striking the officer in the face. The officer sustained a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Gleaners giving soup to the Mustard Seed in pilot project
By Medicine Hat News on August 11th, 2020
The Prairie Gleaners Society has teamed up with the Mustard Seed in Medicine Hat to bring nourishment to those in need on a weekly basis. Prairie Gleaners made the announcement late last week, stating the organization will supply two bags of its dehydrated soup mix every week to the Mustard Seed – a charitable group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Counties could be hooped by tax change
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 11th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta’s counties say tax bills for non-oilpatch properties may have to triple or even quadruple to make up for changes proposed by the provincial government. Oil and gas producers have lobbied for relief from what they see as high property taxes for years, and with natural gas prices in a worsening decade-long slump in ... Read More »
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