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MP Motz backs Buffalo Declaration
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s MP calls a document he signed that seeks massive overhaul of the structure and operations of the Federal government “a starting point” to address systemic problems for Albertans within confederation. The “Buffalo Declaration” harkens back to provincehood, claims Alberta has always been considered “a colony,” asks for a formal apology from Ottawa ... Read More »
1 responseKilling of Hazel Lloyd remains unsolved
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Police say the homicide of a 94-year-old Medicine Hat woman in August 2012 remains unsolved. Aug. 29, 2012 at about 10:30 p.m. Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a fire in a residential apartment in the 200 block of First Street NE. Inside the apartment the body of Hazel Lloyd was found. Following an ... Read More »
1 responseFans put local musician’s song on shortlist
By MO CRANKER on February 22nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Local musician Kyle Church was one of 1,200 artists to submit music to this year’s Searchlight contest hosted by CBC. Church found out recently that he made the top 100 in the contest and is asking for the support of his city to help him make the top 10. “A friend had tagged me ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doc warns of UCP funding plan
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A local physician is warning that Alberta’s health system could deteriorate and end up being more expensive as a result of a government-imposed contract with doctors. “As physicians adapt and play by the rules shoved at us from the government, it will result in a more expensive health-care system with worse outcomes for patients,” ... Read More »
4 responsesFood and Beverage Expo returns with app for ease
By MO CRANKER on February 22nd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Tickets are on sale for one of the biggest food and drink related events of the year. The annual Food and Beverage Expo is set to take place Feb. 29 from 5-10 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. “Half of the show is made up for microbreweries, vineyards and distilleries from all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Can some urban sprawl be of benefit? A city study will likely say yes
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant If you ever want to see a hand grenade go thump on the floor, there’s a good example in the video replay of this week’s council meeting. Luckily, it only led to a few awkward glances before bouncing out the door. But it will be back in the April-May time frame when the contents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City closing landfill on Sundays and evenings starting now
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2020
The Medicine Hat landfill will reduce its hours of operations in an effort to curb operating costs, the utility department announced Thursday. Effectively immediately, the facility will only be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday through Saturday on a year-round basis. That removes evenings in the summer time, as well as Sundays ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire service response issue for new community a long time in the making
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new housing development in southwest Medicine Hat is beyond the quick reach of a new fire station on Trans-Canada Way, but there is a long, complex history behind why. The city’s 2010 fire services strategic plan showed that due to major population growth in the previous decade, about 20,000 residents lived outside the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police aware of tent on SE Hill
By GILLIAN SLADE on February 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Earlier this week a tent belonging to a homeless person was discovered near the Southeast Hill trail. Insp. Brent Secondiak of the Medicine Hat Police Service says he was aware of another one about a week ago and was also advised of one in January. He is surprised at the number of these in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sprinklers or station, that is the question
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 21st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Fire department response times are once again a hot topic in Medicine Hat just two years after a multi-million-dollar plan moved two firehalls to fill gaps in coverage areas. This week, city council approved a grant program to install resident sprinklers in a south-end subdivision that sits outside standard response times. That’s also outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City engineers will host open house on water, sewer and roadway plans
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2020
City engineers are set to unveil plans for how to continue replacing water and sewer lines as well as a roadway along a busy mid-town route this summer. Kipling and Spencer Streets connect College Avenue to Kingsway Avenue. Last year, crews worked in portions of the corridor to replace aging water mains, storm drains and ... Read More »
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