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Living on the streets: Poverty a hole many can’t get out of
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 11th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Part one of a two-part series. Read part two here A man who has been homeless for the first time in his life says living on the streets of Medicine Hat since June has left him embarrassed and ashamed. “It’s a hole of poverty, and the stigma of homelessness covers you. I didn’t care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather pushes Saamis Drive work to today
By Medicine Hat News on October 10th, 2019
Due to a weather delay scheduled work on Saamis Drive will now take place today. Saamis Drive will be closed between Box Springs Road and Broadway Avenue for asphalt repair work. Traffic will be detoured onto the Trans-Canada Highway while the closure is in effect. It is anticipated that the closure will last for one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Website offers vast variety of volunteer opportunities
By GILLIAN SLADE on October 10th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is now a website where volunteers can look for opportunities and charities and not-for-profit organizations can post their specific needs for volunteers. JustServe.org is a global website that was first established by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and recently a page for Medicine Hat was established. “There is no ... Read More »
2 responsesTwo more cannabis stores apply for licensing in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on October 10th, 2019
Two major cannabis retail chains have new applications before regulators to locate in Medicine Hat. Planned local outlets for Nova and Hobo – each seeking to establish nationwide networks – are listed by the Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis and are subject to a public feedback period regarding locations in the Gas City. Nova is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City could help rural flood efforts after its own
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 10th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat may lend support to regional flood management projects, but not until mitigation efforts inside city limits are finalized and paid for, members of a committee said Wednesday. Six years ago the city was one of 15 municipalities in southeast Alberta that formed a Regional Drainage Committee to grapple with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat police release image of 7-Eleven robbery culprit
By Medicine Hat News on October 10th, 2019
A man who recently robbed the Carry Drive 7-Eleven was wearing a gorilla mask, a security camera image police released Wednesday reveals. The Medicine Hat Police Service Major Crimes Section describes the individual in question as 5-foot-3 with an average build. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and black pants at the time of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter pleads not guilty to charge of promoting hatred
By Jeremy Appel on October 9th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Loki Hulgaard, the Medicine Hat man accused of wilfully promoting hatred and several firearm offences, has pled not guilty to all charges against him. Hulgaard and defence lawyer Mike Gilchrist entered the pleas Wednesday at Medicine Hat Provincial Court, electing for a trial by judge alone in provincial court. Gilchrist told court he’s in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vogelsang gets 6.5-year sentence for bank robberies
By JEREMY APPEL on October 9th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A former broadcaster and college instructor who went on a bank-robbing spree across the Prairies has been sentenced to a total of 6.5 years in prison. Stephen Vogelsang, 55, was sentenced Tuesday in Medicine Hat Provincial Court to 18 months for the two robberies he committed in Medicine Hat on Oct. 19 and 20, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Old Navy signs up the mall, signalling a new outlet coming soon
By Medicine Hat News on October 9th, 2019
All signs point to new tenants setting up at Medicine Hat Mall. On Tuesday large signs promoting Old Navy arrived at the shopping facility in southeast Medicine Hat at the recently remodelled wing. Mall officials have previously said Old Navy, the casual clothing retailer, will take up one of the three mid-sized bays in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City seeks Supreme Court ruling on lift station dispute
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 9th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the issue of a contentious sewer lift station after it lost the most recent court action in the decade-old dispute this summer. The station at River Ridge Condo complex services four nearby other parcels that were developed subsequently, a situation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility regulators approve plans for major solar play inside Cypress County
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 9th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Another plan to build a substantial solar power generating field in southeast Alberta has been approved by Alberta utility regulators. Aura Power received the final go-ahead to build its 39-megawatt Empress Solar Park in northeast Cypress County. The 250-acre site would feature 147,000 solar panels and be located near the Empress gas plant complex ... Read More »
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