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Cadet takes second place with virtual speech on Victory in Europe Day
By MO CRANKER on June 20th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A young Hatter combined a love of cadets and history to bring home a second-place award from the annual SPIRIT of Victory public speaking event. Jerusalem Cooper joined air cadets earlier this year and says the second-place honour was a great surprise. “Because of the coronavirus I wasn’t able to perform my speech anywhere,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. Experiences eight-hour power outage Thursday morning
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Medicine Hat News A broken power pole in Southwest Saskatchewan left the town of Maple creek without electricity for about eight hours on Thursday. SaskPower reported the outage that also affected Richmound, Tompkins, Golden Prairie and nearby rural areas at about 4:20 a.m. Crews had restored power to all rural areas by 11 a.m., then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A special goodbye for Mother Teresa students, staff and principal
By MO CRANKER on June 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker It was a special day Thursday for teachers and students at Mother Teresa School. Faculty set up lawn chairs and designed signs, then waited for students and their parents to drive by and say goodbye for the year. “I had two staff who really, really thought it would be important to say goodbye to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medical transport takes all kinds
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s ambulances in the sky include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and the decision about which to dispatch comes down to the needs of the patient, says Alberta Health Services. The location of an injured patient, such as the scene of an accident, and the type of injury would influence the decision on whether EMS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlow berm for the greater good: city
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 19th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A city councillor says the second phase of the Harlow berm will go ahead regardless of resistance, and that the Riverside berm did not go ahead because it would have been too costly to fight. Many Riverside river-front properties have riparian rights to the land by the water. After the 2013 flood when many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest man who pulls out knife during investigation
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Police say they arrested a man on Thursday morning after he pulled out a knife while officers were conducting an investigation. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Balmoral Street at about 6 a.m. on a report that a 20-year-old man had taken a vehicle without the consent of its owner. They found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID response to cost Brooks $900K
By Medicine Hat News on June 19th, 2020
Responding to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown will cost the City of Brooks almost $900,000 in lost revenue, extra costs and financial aid measures, local administrators stated this week. The city of 15,000 residents an hour west of Medicine Hat was the centre of one of Alberta’s largest outbreaks of COVID-19. Once additional expenses, lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat shouldn’t be in power business,CTF says
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 19th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It shouldn’t matter that Medicine Hat’s public utilities are potentially skewing financial comparisons, according to a lobby group critical of government spending, because Medicine Hat should not be in the utility business. This week the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released analysis comparison stating Medicine Hat spent far more than any other city in the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad timing delayed it but new restaurant finally hosting grand-opening celebration
By MO CRANKER on June 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker While it’s no fault of their own, David and Lorelle Halderman may have picked the worst possible time to open a new restaurant. That hasn’t stopped the couple’s comfort-food joint, Baba Cluck, from becoming quite popular in southeastern Alberta. After a few months of ups and downs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat man arrested after knife is pulled, say cops
By Collin Gallant on June 18th, 2020
Medicine Hat News Police say they arrested a man on Thursday morning after he pulled out a knife while officers were investigating a vehicle complaint. Medicine Hat police officers were called to the 1000 Block of Balmoral Street at about 6 a.m. on a report that a 20-year-old man had taken a vehicle without the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River Heights students donate to HALO with food wrap proceeds
By MO CRANKER on June 18th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Grade 4 students at River Heights Elementary School got together Wednesday to sell eco-friendly food wraps in support of HALO. Two classes of the students work together every year to sell their Eco Bee Kind Food Wraps. This year the teachers and students in charge of the student-run business decided HALO would be a ... Read More »
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