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Revamped children’s library opens at MHPL
By MO CRANKER on October 2nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Public Library is kicking off Library Month in a big way. The organization unveiled its newly-renovated children’s library this week and is extending hours at different points throughout the week. The renovations were made possible by the first of two donations by the Kinsmen Club of Medicine Hat, which the space ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC gets $1.6M to better Indigenous programming
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat College will receive nearly $1.6 million in federal government grants for expansion and renovations to create classrooms and space for Indigenous programming, it was announced on Thursday in Lethbridge. Money will also provide elevator access to the lower floors, and install structural components for a solar power array on the roof, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Promoting hatred trial will go ahead
By Medicine Hat News on October 2nd, 2020
A Medicine Hat man accused of promoting hatred and gathering firearms will go to trial after all, the News has learned. In early March, Loki Hulgaard fired his defence attorney and attempted to remove a guilty plea on charges that he passed currency with anti-Semitic statements stamped on them. On Thursday, the matter was back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site
By MO CRANKER on October 2nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A pair of Hatters travelled to Lethbridge last week to volunteer outside the unsanctioned overdose prevention site. Kym Porter and Kari Ursulescu are members of the group Moms Stop the Harm, and have both lost a loved one to overdose. Porter lost her son Neil, and Ursulescu lost her partner Riley. The women say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to receive $7M COVID top-up
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat could receive up to $7 million as its share of a federal-provincial ReStart fund to cover extra cost and lost revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic, the News has learned. That money would fill specific gaps in the city’s current operating budget this year as well as some costs until ... Read More »
1 responseDaughter from B.C. denied birthday visit with mom
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A loving daughter who travelled from B.C. to see her mother in hospital and celebrate her 95th birthday was turned away by Alberta Health Services. Verna Mumby made the journey from Penticton last weekend but was turned away by hospital staff because she was not on the list of two designated visitors. Her mother, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police break up stolen goods ring
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
Authorities say they have broken up a stolen goods ring after searching a Medicine Hat home last week. Five law enforcement agencies in southeast Alberta collaborated in the investigation of rural break-ins that resulted in the arrest of two Medicine Hat men and warrants issued for two others. ALERT crime unit investigators says they seized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orange Shirt Day aims to build empathy around dark history of residential schools
By MO CRANKER on October 1st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Many students in the area went to class Wednesday in an orange shirt to commemorate the horrors of residential schools and to look forward to a better future. In years past, schools would host assemblies and guest speakers to teach kids about residential schools. Large gatherings are still not allowed but schools still made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sport and event council develops guide to assist those looking to host
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
The Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council has released a new facility guide that aims to assist with organizations looking to either host or bid to host local events. The 112-page digital guide – which MHSEC has been working on for the past year and a half – features comprehensive information on local event venues, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Companies agree to asset swap involving Empress
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
Plains Midstream will gain full control of two more straddle plant operations in Empress in exchange for a portion of its pipeline network via an asset swap with Interpipeline. The two companies announced the arrangement after the stock market closed Monday, stating it should lead to greater efficiencies for both firms. In the deal, Plains ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged by police after alleged break-in, stabbing
By Medicine Hat News on October 1st, 2020
A Medicine Hat woman has been charged after an alleged break-in and stabbing incident in the city’s southeast late Tuesday night. Police were called to a residence on Carswell Road at about 11:50 p.m. and found a 28-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital and police arrested a 20-year-old female. The unnamed ... Read More »
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