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Have fun with gift groups but be smart: police
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2020
A proliferation of online gift-giving groups has spread community spirit and goodwill, but Medicine Hat police are reminding those involved to take extra precautions. Whether it’s delivering bottles of wine or baskets of treats to your door, sharing personal information with strangers comes with a certain degree of risk. “We don’t want to take away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pickup passenger dies when truck hit by train Friday east of Brooks, driver injured
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2020
A collision between a train and pickup truck near Brooks on May 8 resulted in one death and sent another man to hospital with serious injuries. The RCMP says that the truck failed to yield at a crossing near Highway 1A and Range Road 143, east of Brooks. The truck’s passenger, a 50-year-old man from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!82-year-old driver caught doing 102 km/h in residential neighbourhood on Sunday
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service stopped a driver travelling 102 km/h in a 50 zone in Crescent Heights on Sunday morning. The driver – an 82-year-old male – was charged with exceeding the speed limit along 20th Street NE and Hatcher Drive, and was given a mandatory court date to speak to the charge. “With an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seeding lagging behind for southern Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2020
Seeding in southern Alberta is proceeding slower than in recent years, according to the first Alberta crop report of the 2020 growing season. Analysts report that the average progress in the Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Foremost and Strathmore regions sits at 28 per cent complete, down from both the five-year average (48 per cent) and last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Point interpretive centre going live online
By Medicine Hat News on May 12th, 2020
The interpretive centre may be closed at Police Point Park, but the flora and fauna certainly don’t know that – and that’s exactly what staff want to let people know about in a Facebook Live session planned for Friday. Park interpreter Marty Drut has kept visitors busy without seeing them face-to-face, using social media heavily. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta adds business relaunch help website
By Sean Rooney on May 11th, 2020
With all signs pointing towards a massive slate of reopenings later this week, Alberta has created a new website to help prepare businesses for an economic relaunch. Alberta Biz Connect (Alberta.ca/bizconnect) has sector-specific information for many of the businesses that could be allowed to open Thursday under Stage 1 of the provincial COVID-19 plan. Those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foremost property crime case leads to five arrests
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2020
Five arrests have been made after a joint investigation by police agencies in southeast Alberta. Foremost-Bow Island RCMP announced Friday that an investigation in property crime in the village of Foremost over the winter culminated in a search warrant on May 6 that allegedly produced stolen property, a firearm and drugs. In total, 24 charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Losing her locks for right cause at right time
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Christine Bootland has spent her whole life waiting for a moment like this. The local cellist and music teacher has been growing out her hair for years and always said she would cut it off as a fundraiser one day. Then the world receded, public musical performances were put on hold, and Bootland decided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sakamoto’s series debuts in a time that displays its importance
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 9th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The debut of Mark Sakamoto’s documentary series on how certain communities are successfully tackling some of society’s most vexing problems was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. But the Hatter behind the series “Good People,” which is now available online, says the outbreak adds poignancy to the underlying premise of the show commissioned by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valleyview seniors treated to parade of loved ones
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade More than 25 residents at AgeCare Valleyview seniors’ residence braved the wind and spots of rain for a celebration on Friday afternoon. A convoy of vehicles decorated for the occasion drove past with horns blaring and occupants enthusiastically waving and calling out to the residents. The residents who were not up to coming outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local job numbers worsen but region fairing better than elsewhere in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2020
The unemployment rate in rural southern Alberta rose in April but sits well below other areas of Alberta as the effects of the pandemic response plowed into economic activity. The jobless rate in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region rose to 6.8 per cent last month – up 1.6 percentage points from March but less than ... Read More »
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