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Full fire ban in Cypress County
By medicinehatnews on August 1st, 2019
Cypress County is ramping up fire restrictions ahead of the long weekend and in the week after prairie fires scorched grassland throughout southeast Alberta. On Thursday morning officials implements a ban on all fires including fireworks and campfires citing extremely dry conditions and the need to manage fire fighting resources. A state of emergency was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crestwood book swap deals with vandals… again
By Chris Brown on August 1st, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown For the second time in about a month the popular Crestwood book swap has been the target of vandals. A sign placed next to the damaged hut by an unidentified local deems the perpetrator “goof of the year.” Neighbourhood resident Randy Drescher said the door was ripped off earlier this summer and a neighbour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local advocate applauds Sobeys’ plastic bag phase-out
By JEREMY APPEL on August 1st, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A local advocate is giving thumbs up to Sobeys’ announcement that it will be phasing out plastic bags by the end of January 2020. Uwe Krickhahn has asked city council four times since 2008 to consider a city-wide ban on plastic bags. “I think it’s a positive step. People will get used to having ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more pot stores to come
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 1st, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two newly approved retail cannabis outlets will soon open up across a parking lot from each other on Trans-Canada Way in Medicine Hat. New Leaf Cannabis has been the source of local chatter ever since its location in a former fast-food restaurant was brandished with the company’s colours last fall. Spirit Leaf Cannabis, located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Puppy recovers from parvo while public warned
By JEREMY APPEL on August 1st, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A puppy taken to Dunmore’s Animal Medical Centre South with a life-threatening virus is recovering well, according to her owner. Karleen Shuttleworth says she new something was wrong when she picked up her new pet, Mia, from a property in the Tower Estates neighbourhood on July 25. “She was really, really lethargic,” Shuttleworth says. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AMA offers driving tips as police shift focus to new and distracted drivers
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 1st, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Medicine Hat Police Service is focused on new and distracted drivers this month, making it an ideal time to brush up on driving skills. Advice from the Alberta Motor Association can be summed up in a few key words: Drivers should think proactively, be courteous and increase their confidence level when that is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Landowners reminded that surface rights agreements can’t be altered by O&G companies looking to go cheap
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2019
Alberta’s farmer advocate is again advising landowners that surface rights agreements cannot be unilaterally changed by oil and gas companies looking to reduce their costs. The notice, issued this month by the office, outlines that it has received an increase in queries from farm and ranch operators who have been contacted by oil and gas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salvation Army’s Jaster retiring
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 1st, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade After nine years of ministry with the Salvation Army in Medicine Hat, Maj. Murray Jaster is retiring. “It’s been a journey,” said Jaster, whose last day on the job is today. It all started 32 years ago at college in Toronto. He moved around after that, starting out in Lloydminster then Medicine Hat, Prince ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another month for city hall plaza repairs
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 31st, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Repairs to the city hall plaza, including the area around the clock tower, commenced three months ago and is expected to take another month. This plaza area is also the roof for city hall’s underground parking that is accessed from River Road. The membrane protecting the parkade from water in the plaza and fountain ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge man from bankrupt developer fined $500K by Saskatchewan financial regulators
By Medicine Hat News on July 31st, 2019
A man whose now bankrupt company once took over the Cimarron land development in Medicine Hat has been fined $500,000 by financial regulators in Saskatchewan. Ron Aitkens, of Lethbridge, is further barred for life from trading securities in that province after a decision by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan in late June. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot OK after crash near Hanna
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 31st, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The owner of Super T Aviation in Medicine Hat has confirmed one of its aircraft crashed near Hanna in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The only person in the aircraft was a private pilot who is currently working on his commercial pilot’s licence. He survived the crash and his is doing OK, said ... Read More »
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