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Balancing needs of oil industry and municipalities is no easy task: Turnbull
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant After a wild week of debate about how to stabilize the struggling oilpatch without harming municipalities, a top official with the province’s only municipally owned petroleum producer says work needs to be done. Phil Turnbull is chair the city of Medicine Hat’s energy committee. It steers the gas exploration and production company that is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS introducing ‘high-risk’ drone use
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Police Service has announced it will now use drones for increased efficiency plus public and police safety. “Our intent is to use them for high-risk situations and missing persons,” said Insp. Brent Secondiak. “Lots of police agencies across the country have used them for years, in some case decades.” The high-risk incidents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bookstore marks Family Literacy with storytime event
By MO CRANKER on January 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s downtown used book store is holding an event Monday to celebrate Family Literacy Day. The Page and Whisker will be donating $2 from every purchase to the Medicine Hat Public Library and is hosting a children’s reading night. “We wanted to support literacy initiatives in the community,” said store manager Dana Kerr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Take good care of him: A tribute to Corey Beierbach
By MO CRANKER on January 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker When the lights went out and the music started playing, all eyes were on Corey Beierbach. “I’m overwhelmed,” he said after his band, The Straight Jackets, kicked off a night full of music. “I feel so grateful and blessed – I have such amazing friends and family.” Friday night marked the Hat Rocks Cancer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Telephone town hall meeting Tuesday with Travis Toews
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2020
Albertans are invited to participate in a “telephone town hall meeting”with Travis Toews, minister of finance, regarding the provincial budget. People south of Red Deer are invited to participate on Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. The format is an opportunity for the government to speak directly to Albertans and listen to their priorities, states a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: No hurry for Harry
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The whole world is wild about Harry, but not, it appears in Medicine Hat. A more imaginative town might extend an invitation to the prince who is in the middle of a very public debate about how he wants a more private life. It’s not that strange an idea. Not so many years ago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘High-risk incident’ suspect found, arrested
By JEREMY APPEL on January 24th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Police have arrested a man who was wanted after a “high-risk incident” near the police station Tuesday morning. Adam Dawe, 39, was located Thursday at 12:15 a.m. at a friend’s residence on Cuyler Road. Medicine Hat Police Service Staff Sgt. Rod Thompson told the News that “old fashioned police work” led to the suspect’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s newest car dealer was destined to be here
By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2020
It seems he was destined to come here. When Chris Tonkin’s little company purchased the Southland Kia dealership back in September, he was able to call himself a Hatter for the first time in his life. But his family roots were laid here decades before the Montreal native was even born. “It’s funny because my ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips plans on presence in the Hat
By JEREMY APPEL on January 24th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The only New Democrat elected south of Calgary visited the Hat on Thursday, with plans to make more trips in the future. Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips, who’s the NDP finance critic, spoke to the News about common concerns shared by southern Albertans, slamming the UCP government’s fiscal policies that she says have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parkinson’s support group available each month
By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2020
The local chapter of the Parkinson Association of Alberta has a support group that meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Crossroads Church, 1340 22nd St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local artist showcased at MHPL through February
By MO CRANKER on January 24th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Evelyn Kleis has been an artist for quite some time and her art will be showcased at the Medicine Hat Public Library until the end of next month. Kleis is showcasing 20 pieces for the year 2020 in her gallery, displaying a number of different styles and themes in her work. “I started painting ... Read More »
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