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Santa’s stocking magic knows no bounds
By Gillian Slade on December 15th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Christmas stockings will be placed on the beds of hospital patients this Christmas thanks to some very special people. For the fifth consecutive year RE/MAX Medalta Real Estate has been donating money for the items to be placed in the stockings, and on Friday they gathered to fill them. “It wouldn’t feel like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotchen denied interim release
By Kerri Sandford on December 15th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Aaron Hotchen, who’s been on trial for drug and firearm charges the past three weeks, has been denied interim release while he awaits a verdict. The release, which defence counsel Marc Crarer said was “essentially house arrest,” would have allowed him to reside with his sister, who testified as a defence witness Friday ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Little ado about something…
By Collin Gallant on December 15th, 2018
This week, the worst kept secret in town became a matter of public record as a development permit for a new car lot was let for Canalta Hotel’s site on Strachan Road. When complete the new Sun Country Nissan location will pretty much mark the buildout of the 17-acre plot that once sat in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Mountie to be sentenced in January for sex assault
By Jeremy Appel on December 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A former Bow Island RCMP officer convicted of sexual assault and breach of trust will be sentenced Jan. 14. Elliott Teed was found guilty in October of feeling a woman’s breasts during a highway traffic stop in 2015. He wrote her a 24-hour driving suspension for driving while intoxicated on cannabis, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Influenza numbers on the rise
By Gillian Slade on December 15th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There were another 564 cases of laboratory-confirmed flu reported in Alberta in the past week and the numbers have also been increasing year over year, according to Alberta Health Services reports. A week ago there had been 2,637 lab-confirmed cases in the province and this week it had increased to 3,201. The number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several local businesses up for provincial awards
By Collin Gallant on December 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Ten firms in Medicine Hat or region are among final nominees for provincial business awards of distinction, it was revealed on Friday. The Alberta Chambers of Commerce awards gala event will be held March 1, 2019 in Edmonton, with a notable increase in the number of firms from the southeast of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free parking back after outcry
By Collin Gallant on December 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A downtown parking lot will revert back to free, two-hour parking until the Christmas shopping season is done after an uproar from certain business owners in the city centre. About one-third of the Cottonwood Lot, kitty corner from city hall, had been set aside for free parking since major construction in the area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents steadfast against Primrose change
By Collin Gallant on December 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A month-long wait hasn’t mellowed opposition in the Connaught community to a proposal that would allow townhouse development on a nearby greenspace. This fall the city’s land department applied to rezone an open-space lot at the corner of College Drive and Primrose Drive to medium-density residential, which they say fits council priorities of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven seniors featured on YouTube
By Gillian Slade on December 14th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Video interviews of seniors who have made a significant contribution to the community are now available on YouTube. Recently a special celebration at the Veiner Centre featured taped interviews with seven seniors. The videos were made possible by a $19,000 New Horizons For Seniors grant. There were many seniors worthy of being interviewed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local car dealers say goodbye after 22 years
By Collin Gallant on December 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News After more than 22 years in the business, and a string of awards for best used car dealer, Howard and Gail Baigent made their last sale on Thursday, their final day of operations at the South Railway Street location. “The economy is a factor and two years of (road) construction didn’t help,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotchen takes stand once again at possession, firearm trial, describes how he got into drugs
By Jeremy Appel on December 14th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Aaron Hotchen took the stand for the second time Thursday in his own drug and firearm trial. Hotchen was arrested Oct. 22, 2016, after police executed a search warrant on an acreage near Seven Persons he was staying on, seizing methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, an unidentified white powder, a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition and cash. ... Read More »
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