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City planners want to close roadway splitting flood-prone land
By Collin Gallant on December 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Planners are moving to close a roadway that separates parcels of flood-prone land near Ross Creek, which the city purchased over the course of the past decade. A city committee heard Wednesday that bare lots on Porcelian, Shale and Iron avenues bisected by an alleyway comprise the area, but planners would like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City schedules special transit vehicle to run on Christmas
By Gillian Slade on December 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Those who depend on special transit to meet their physical requirements to get from place to place will still have that option on Christmas Day. One special transit vehicle will be available Dec. 25 “for those who absolutely require it,” said Simon Amos, the city’s manager of community access. “We take bookings from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local real estate officials optimistic after November ‘rally’
By Collin Gallant on December 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Local real estate industry officials are still looking to the relative stability in the Medicine Hat market as a positive, but say several questions remain to be answered about what’s happening in the sector. “It hasn’t been a banner year, but we still have pretty consistent numbers,” said Medicine Hat real Estate Board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex assault charges stayed
By Jeremy Appel on December 7th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Charges against a local doctor accused of molesting a developmentally disabled patient were stayed Thursday after court heard contradictory testimony from the complainant. Dr. Ian Gebhardt faced charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation in relation to a June 6, 2017 appointment, where the complainant alleged the doctor forced him to perform a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP looking for suspect after stolen truck crashes into house
By Collin Gallant on December 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Mounties in Redcliff are looking for the driver of a stolen truck that smashed into a house in that town Sunday morning. A release from the Redcliff RCMP detachment states that shortly after 7 a.m. on Dec. 1, a black GMC Sierra dual-wheeled pickup collided with a house on First Avenue SE, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ave Maria, once sung by a soldier in a Japanese prisoner camp, holds a special place in the hearts of one local family
By Gillian Slade on December 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade For one local family, hearing Ave Maria not only means Christmas, it is a reminder of incredibly tough times in the past and one Christmas in particular during the Second World War. Bill Huysing was living in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, during the war. As a young man of about 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephans now seeking millions in legal fees
By Medicine Hat News on December 7th, 2018
Tim Kalinowski tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com David and Collet Stephan are seeking $1 million in compensation for past legal costs from the Crown, and $3 million for their next trial — set to begin in June of 2019. The Stephans informed the Court of Queen’s Bench via closed-circuit TV from Grande Prairie, where they now reside, of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Off-site levy subsidy lives on
By Collin Gallant on December 6th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant City council on Monday renewed a taxpayer support program for new development, though one member questions how paying a portion of infrastructure fees meshes with city priorities — or whether it works at all. Coun. Kris Samraj was the lone dissenting vote against a new two-year off-site levy assistance program that will carry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black to run for Alberta Party again
By Gillian Slade on December 6th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There are now two confirmed candidates running in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding for the provincial election next year. Jim Black has been vetted and endorsed as the Alberta Party’s candidate in this riding, said Mark Taylor, executive director Alberta Party. Black was the only contestant and was therefore acclaimed after being approved by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCF’s annual fundraiser moves from the Corona to the Stampede grounds
By Collin Gallant on December 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News There is a new night and new location, but organizers of the annual Santa Claus Fund Auction say the event has the same great volunteers in support of the same great cause. The event, formerly known as the Corona Auction, was held at the establishment near North Railway Street for nearly three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holiday Train chugs into Medicine Hat on Friday
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The CP Holiday Train will roll in to Medicine Hat on Friday. The annual cross-country fundraiser on the rails is scheduled to be in town at about 4:15 p.m. The half-hour performance, in its familiar spot east of the rail yard facing North Railway Street, is set to start at 4:30 p.m. ... Read More »
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