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Alberta Supports Employment Services Hub hosting job info events in Medicine Hat

By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2019

The Alberta Supports Employment Services Hub has three recruitment events scheduled in Medicine Hat this month, where locals will be able to bring their resumes and learn about upcoming job opportunities. The first is the Lantic recruitment event Aug. 13 at the provincial building in room 110 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Canalta Centre ... Read More »

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River shoreline cleanup event scheduled for Aug. 24 at Strathcona

By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2019

Hatters looking to clean up the city’s shoreline will have an opportunity to do so Aug. 24. The City of Medicine Hat is teaming up with the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup to pick up litter along the South Saskatchewan River at Strathcona Island Park beginning at 10 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the South Cook ... Read More »

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Stampede numbers down in 2019

By JEREMY APPEL on August 7th, 2019

jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Attendance numbers for the 2019 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede are in, showing an overall decrease from the past two years. Paid gate admission was at 42,729 for 2019, compared with 45,906 in 2018 and 44,702 in 2017. The night shows, which included performances from Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Brett Kissel, the Hunter Brothers, Blackhawk ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat man serving 6.5-year drug sentence in Drumheller dies in custody

By JEREMY APPEL on August 7th, 2019

jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A Medicine Hat man serving consecutive sentences in Drumheller Institution for selling fentanyl and methamphetamine has died in custody, according to Correctional Services Canada. Jason Claude Tremblay, 42, died Sunday some time between 6 and 8 p.m. He had been serving a 6.5-year sentence since March 27. CSC didn’t reveal the cause of death ... Read More »

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City removing playground equipment at south-end park for safety reasons

By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2019

Rundle Park Playground’s equipment has been scheduled for an early-autumn removal after reaching its life expectancy, the city says. The removal of the playground – located at Rundle Avenue and Robinson Drive – is for “safety purposes,” according to a City of Medicine Hat news release. The Parks and Recreation Department will examine whether there’s ... Read More »

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Crews continue in Cypress County with Graburn fire hot spots, Irvine train derailment

By Alberta Newspaper Group on August 7th, 2019

Cypress County officials provided an update on the Graburn fire and the Irvine train derailment on Tuesday. County firefighters with assistance from Alberta forestry have finished with the perimeter fire guard and the site was demobilized on Tuesday for the Graburn Fire that has been active near Walsh since July 27. Crews were working with ... Read More »

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Parks and Recreation: Buggin’ out

By Keziah Lesko-Gosselin on August 6th, 2019

Whether you own a pet tarantula or squeal at every ant you see, it is undeniable that bugs are significant components to life on earth. The estimated insect to human ratio is 200 million to one, meaning they greatly outnumber us. Bugs are capable of altering entire ecosystems, and greatly affect how humans manage land. ... Read More »

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Quiet long weekend for MHPS

By Medicine Hat News on August 6th, 2019

It was a quiet August long weekend for the Medicine Hat Police Service. “It was a very slow weekend in Medicine Hat overall and it’s likely because a lot of people are away on holidays,” Staff-Sgt. Ryan Thorburn told the News on Monday. He said Sunday night was the busiest night for police, where they ... Read More »

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Events Calendar Aug. 5-11, 2019

By Medicine Hat News on August 5th, 2019

Aug. 6-8 – Monoporead, MH Public Library, 10 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m., ages 10-12 only Aug. 6 – Play Guides, Parent Link Centre, 10 a.m. Aug. 6 – The Ernestine Hatpin Show, MH Public Library, 10-11 a.m. Aug. 6 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Aug. 6 – Mavericks vs. Okotoks, ... Read More »

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Update: CP reopens rail line after derailment, styrene leak

By Mo Cranker on August 3rd, 2019

MO CRANKER @MHNMoCranker CP Rail has reopened a rail line near Irvine after a derailment Friday evening. The rail line was closed and residents in a six-kilometre radius around the hamlet were evacuated around 4 p.m. Friday. The concern was a styrene leak of around eight litres on the tracks — CP Rail says it ... Read More »

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Crews continue to clean up Irvine derailment, backlog of trains building

By Mo Cranker on August 3rd, 2019

Medicine Hat News With the highway open and Irvine-area residents allowed back home, crews continue to clean up a train derailment that happened Friday evening. The train derailed Friday after 3 p.m. and a chemical spill forced the evacuation of everyone in a six-kilometre radius of Irvine. Access to the Hamlet reopened after 10 p.m. ... Read More »

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