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Events Calendar Jan. 28-Feb. 3
By Medicine Hat News on January 28th, 2019
Jan. 28 — Activity Afternoons, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 28 — Musical Mondays “West Side Story,” MH Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 — Farm Safety Days, MH Stampede Jan. 29 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 29 — Medicine for the Soul Book Club, MH Public Library, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta looks at seatbelt rule in charter buses
By Jeremy Appel on January 26th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The provincial government is examining the possibility of mandatory bus seatbelts in the wake of last year’s Humboldt tragedy and the more recent crash in Ottawa. If implemented, the regulations would be geared toward charter buses that travel high speeds on highways and school buses, not city transit, according to City of Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming PTHAC meeting to feature FoM and THRIVE presentations
By Gillian Slade on January 26th, 2019
Medicine Hat News The public is invited to attend the Palliser Triangle Health Advisory Council meeting on Monday at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital in the meeting room on level seven. The meeting starts at noon with at opportunity for public presentations at 12:10 p.m. Items on the agenda include presentations by Friends of Medicare and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatter nabbed by RCMP near Hanna over alleged crime spree
By City Desk on January 26th, 2019
Medicine Hat News A former Medicine Hat man imprisoned six years ago for a local crime spree, has been arrested again after a police chase that began near Brooks and ended near Hanna, the RCMP reported Friday. In the early morning hours of Jan. 17, members of the Hanna RCMP detachment were advised by Brooks-based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Creek man facing second-degree murder charges for fatal collision
By Medicine Hat News on January 26th, 2019
Medicine Hat News A Maple Creek man appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Friday after being charged with second-degree murder in connection to an Oct. 7 fatal collision. Ronald Plummer, 56, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Lesa Zoerb from Maple Creek. Plummer is also facing a charge of aggravated assault, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renewables could mean big bucks for county
By Collin Gallant on January 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Three major renewable energy projects now scheduled to be built in Cypress County could provide a windfall for that jurisdiction as it rebuilds its tax base after a collapse in oilpatch activity. This week a federal grant was awarded to a $50-million solar farm planned near Suffield, and in December, substantial windfarm proposals, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tongue on the Post a crowd-drawing, toe-tapping good time
By Mo Cranker on January 25th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Tongue on the Post folk music festival is underway and has a number of shows today before wrapping up Saturday. “It’s been phenomenal so far,” said festival executive director Rob Pape. “The attendance at our cafe shows has been amazing, ticket sales have been great this year, our kiln series is going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman who fled when charged with animal cruelty arrested and back in Lethbridge court
By None on January 25th, 2019
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Wanted fugitive April Dawn Irving hid her face behind a white piece of paper as she appeared by closed-circuit TV Wednesday from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre. After nearly three years on the run, Irving, 59, who was reported to have fled to Jamaica in 2016, was finally apprehended by police in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leaked MHPS survey results don’t give ‘the full picture’: police commission chair
By medicinehatnews on January 24th, 2019
The chair of the Medicine Hat Police Commission says internal employee survey results leaked to the press don’t present “the full picture.” Greg Keen held a news conference Thursday at city hall to respond to allegations from local paralegal Ken Montgomery, who provided the results to the News, that Medicine Hat Police Service Chief Andy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal funds for substantial solar farm near CFB Suffield
By Collin Gallant on January 24th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Ottawa will provide $15.3 million from a renewable energy development fund to help construct a substantial solar farm near CFB Suffield, it was announced on Thursday morning. The 91,000-panel farm, proposed to be built on 202-acres south of the Trans-Canada Highway 10 kilometres west of of the Hamlet of Suffield, was first proposed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school trustee Freeman named to Alberta inclusion committee
By Jeremy Appel on January 24th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public School Division trustee Carolyn Freeman has been appointed to a provincial body overseeing inclusion in Alberta schools. Freeman is the province’s only trustee appointed to the Advisory Committee for Building an Inclusive Education System, where she will represent the Alberta School Boards Association. “The purpose of this advisory committee is ... Read More »
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