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Abandoned well ratio no longer published by AER
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 31st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A rating used to determine an oil and gas company’s ability to properly abandon its wells is no longer being published by Alberta regulators, who say a new calculation is being developed of wider changes due this winter. The Alberta Energy Regulator says removing individual company’s ratings from its public website has been done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP seek ‘suspicious’ person after bus stop incident
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
The Brooks RCMP are on the lookout for a suspicious person after an incident Wednesday morning. Police responded to a young student’s complaint of a suspicious individual at the bus stop outside the JBS Centre in Brooks. The student, a young girl, reported that a male in a truck had done a U-turn after passing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another south zone death brings flu fatality total to 20
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
One additional influenza related death has been reported for the south zone in the latest numbers released by Alberta Health Services. The total number of laboratory confirmed flu-related deaths for the province now stands at 20. The data covers the period from Aug. 25, 2019. More than 4,700 people have been laboratory confirmed with influenza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing society celebrates 50 years with new look
By MO CRANKER on January 31st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Community Housing Society is celebrating 50 years in the community. The group held an open house event Thursday, inviting community members into its building to share news on rebranding and about an updated website. “We’re excited to show off our new brand and our new website,” said chief administrative officer Robin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence lawyer makes brief court appearance on behalf of former CCDA head Wayne Smith
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
A former executive director of the City Centre Development Agency facing child pornography charges had a brief appearance Thursday in provincial court. Wayne Smith didn’t appear in court himself, but was represented by defence counsel Greg White. White adjourned matters to Feb. 27, telling court a “resolution” is in the works. Smith was arrested in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family dispute in Brooks leads to stabbing, charges
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
Charges have been laid after a man was stabbed and another hit over the head in a family dispute, according to RCMP in Brooks. Authorities were alerted when a shirtless man walking near a convenience store on Sutherland Drive appeared to be bleeding from the chest. An investigation determined that another man was suffering head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC students taking care of local bees
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2020
A new initiative at Medicine Hat College will have students research optimal living conditions and develop habitats for local bee populations that are crucial to agriculture. The project, “To-Bee-Continued,” is a partnership between Enactus MHC and the school’s environmental technology program, which is funded by a $5,000 donation from the RBC Foundation and Community Foundations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man stabbed during family dispute in Brooks
By medicinehatnews on January 30th, 2020
BROOKS Charges have been laid after a man was stabbed and another hit over the head in a family dispute, according to RCMP in Brooks. Authorities were alerted when a shirtless man walking near a convenience store on Sutherland Drive appeared to be bleeding from the chest. An investigation determined that another man was suffering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Medicine Hat News would like to talk to you about mental health
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2020
Wednesday was Bell’s Let’s Talk Day to encourage conversations about mental health issues. It is an initiative Bell began in 2011 to address the “silence” and resulting stigma around mental health, said Premier Jason Kenney in a statement. “Few things in life are as universally relatable as mental illness – one in five of us ... Read More »
1 responseCurriculum recommendations are in
By JEREMY APPEL on January 30th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Education Minister Adriana LaGrange released the curriculum advisory panel’s recommendations at a Wednesday morning news conference, touting an “exciting new milestone” she contrasted with the previous government’s purportedly “secretive, closed-door” review. The panel, which was convened four months ago and has no active teachers on it, made a series of broad recommendations, for which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Semi driver faces charges in highway collision that claimed child’s life
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2020
A semi-truck driver has been charged with dangerous driving causing death stemming from a crash this summer near Oyen that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy. Three other members of a family were injured when their SUV collided with a tractor trailer on Highway 9 near Range Road 60, on Aug. 7, 2019. The ... Read More »
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