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Public library: 103 and still growing
By Jeremy Appel on November 22nd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public Library celebrated its 103rd birthday Wednesday. Gillian Reimer, MHPL’s head of marketing services, says the library has been around so long because it’s such a valuable asset for anyone in the community. “Libraries are social equalizers, which means we accept everyone, no matter your age, race, religion or social status,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s contracted recycler is sold
By Collin Gallant on November 22nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News A waste management investment group that includes hockey hall of famer Paul Coffey has purchased Can Pak Environmental, the company which handles curbside recycling collection under contract for the City of Medicine Hat. The acquisition was announced Wednesday morning by Environmental 360 Solutions, Inc., a Toronto-based company formed last month with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whooping cough confirmed at River Heights Elementary School
By Medicine Hat News on November 21st, 2018
Alberta Health Services has confirmed a case of whooping cough at River Heights Elementary School. A letter, since posted on social media, was sent this week to parents and guardians of students at the Medicine Hat school. Among other things the letter asks that anyone diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, remains home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges laid in fatal Highway 3 collision
By Medicine Hat News on November 21st, 2018
COALDALE — Charges have been laid in a fatal crash on Highway 3 in June which police say involved a car driving on the wrong side of the highway. A 62-year-old Lethbridge man is accused of impaired driving causing death on June 25 when a collision left a 42-year-old man from Standoff dead and sent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wet news: Conditions now ‘normal’
By Collin Gallant on November 21st, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com| @CollinGallant A rainy September delayed harvest and snow this fall has led to no shortage of opinions from motorists, but wet conditions have essentially brought the region’s soil moisture back to normal, Alberta Agriculture is reporting. That’s after near-drought conditions in southeast Alberta for the last 16 months. “When we talk about near normal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Habitat for Humanity plans duplex
By Jeremy Appel on November 21st, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta announced Tuesday it’s building its first new home since 2013. Located on Southlands Drive S.E., the duplex will provide an affordable home for two local families, who will contribute 500 volunteer hours and pay a mortgage that won’t exceed 25 per cent of household income. The city provided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused takes the stand in drug trial
By Jeremy Appel on November 21st, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man accused of possessing methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking took the stand at his trial Tuesday. Aaron Hotchen, 53, was charged on July 8, 2016, after police pulled over a truck in Bassano and found 140 grams of meth hidden in a water bottle. Hotchen was the passenger in the vehicle, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to double cash for new petro chemical projects
By Medicine Hat News on November 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News and Canadian Press The Alberta government will more than double the amount of money it is putting towards spurring new petrochemical projects to be built in the province, but it is unclear if any in southeast Alberta are even in the running. The Petrochemical Diversification Program offered $500 million in royalty credits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crash injures woman
By Collin Gallant on November 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News A women was airlifted to hospital in Medicine Hat on Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle crash north of Hilda, RCMP in Redcliff report. The 62-year-old woman was the only occupant in a GMC Sierra that was heading south on Highway 41 when it left the road and rolled near Township Road 190 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Addictions-related events in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on November 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News National Addictions Awareness Week is being marked this week, and a number of related events are scheduled for Medicine Hat. The goal of NAAW is to provide information and promote activities that increase the awareness of addiction-related issues and services, and to celebrate the capacity of communities and individuals to work together ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case of bovine TB found in cow from British Columbia farm
By Medicine Hat News and The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2018
VANCOUVER — A cow from a farm in British Columbia’s southern Interior has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there is no risk to human health or the food supply. And there’s no immediate connection begin made to a major quarantine in southeastern Alberta 2016 after six animals were ... Read More »
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