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Bentley gets life sentence for murder
By Collin Gallant on November 6th, 2020
Noah Bentley has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 more years for the 2016 second-degree murder of Brenda Woloski. Sentencing took place on Friday morning in Medicine Hat court of Queens Bench. Four victim impact statements detailed pain and suffering caused by “senseless, brutal crime.” He has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County biodiesel refinery could double in size
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2020
A “renewable diesel” refinery proposed for Dunmore could more than double in size, the company and group of local investors announced Thursday. Renewable U Medicine Hat and Cielo Waste Systems say the expansion plan comes after positive results at a prototype refinery in Aldersyde, Alta. As well, say officials, they have heard strong interest from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Building permit fees expected to rise 6%
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2020
The cost of most building permits and business licences in Medicine Hat could rise by 6 per cent next year as the department says it is seeking to recover more of its cost in providing the services. Top administrators have said a cross-departmental effort is underway to re-evaluate fees, penalty charges and rates across city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA Medicine Hat receives $15K from Jumpstart
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2020
The local YMCA has received funding to enhance its programming. A total of $15,000 has been provided by Jumpstart to enhance the YMCA’s health, fitness and aquatics program and offset the cost of personal protective equipment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities announced an $8-million sport relief fund to help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siksika health authorities on ‘red’ alert with outbreak of COVID
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2020
The Siksika Nation near Gleichen is on high alert after 12 new cases of COVID-19 were reported there on Thursday morning. That brings total active cases to 22 in the community of 3,500 people, leading to new drive-thru testing and calls to self-isolate. Statement from the tribal council and local health officials outlines that 600 ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP officers bust up drug trafficking operation in Siksika
By Medicine Hat News on November 5th, 2020
Mounties in Gleichen say they have broken up a “dial a dope” operation with the arrest of two people. RCMP state that an investigation of an overdose in that town brought them to a residence on Eighth Avenue with a search warrant. They seized “large amounts” of Oxycontin and other prescription pills along with several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Company building S. Alta. wind farm invests in another Alberta company
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2020
An Ontario-based utility firm building a wind farm near Jenner has invested in an Alberta company that focuses on power systems fuelled by flare or vented natural gas. Capstone Infrastructure, which is building the Buffalo-Atlee wind farm, announced on Oct. 30 that it has formed a partnership with Genalta Power Inc, though terms were undisclosed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several charges after Bobcat takes on cop cars
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
City police dealt with a hit and run involving a wild cat on Sunday, but the good news is no humans – or animals – were injured in the incident. At about 9 p.m., members of the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a report of a Bobcat excavator heading south on Dunmore Road. Reports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viterra grain elevators make the news
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
Grain handler Viterra is being honoured for a facility east of Medicine Hat, while one to the west is expanding. The Gull Lake terminal was named the “Elevator of the Year” on the Canadian Pacific Railway system by the railroad last week. Meanwhile work to triple the storage capacity of the Cassils Road depot in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young rancher wise beyond his years; has 2,000 reasons to smile
By Ryan Dahlman on November 2nd, 2020
Hayes Howe has a lot of reasons to smile these days. Sure it has been cold, but he is enjoying life on his mom’s Two Rivers’ Black Angus ranch near Empress. Hayes rides horses, works cows with his mom and has done pretty well with showing livestock. Recently through, the Canadian Angus Association’s Canadian Angus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: A warm reprieve before the blistering pace returns
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Everyone can be forgiven for feeling a bit overloaded these days. The news cycle certainly is. The long empty times of disrupted lives ruled most of the spring before a hopefully more relaxed summer. Now a chinook gives us time to finish ripping out the rest of the gardens we so lovingly tended. The ... Read More »
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