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Seems like many Hatters will take a quiet approach to ringing in the new decade
By JALYCE THOMPSON Special to the News on December 31st, 2019
Hatters spoken to by the News say they’re going to ring in the new year by staying cozy at home. The year is coming to an end, and a new decade is beginning, and for this New Year’s Eve, it seems movies and snacks are tops on the list of things to do. Cassidy Janzen, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FLC gears up for its annual New Year’s Eve family fun day
By MO CRANKER on December 28th, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The City of Medicine Hat is once again hosting its annual family friendly New Year’s Eve celebration Tuesday at the Family Leisure Centre. The event kicks off at noon and runs until 4 p.m. – there is a $2 admission fee. Families will be able to bring their skating gear and glide around the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man struck by semi truck on TCH in hospital with serious, non-life threatening injuries
By JEREMY APPEL on December 28th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A 44-year-old pedestrian has been hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a semi truck on Boxing Day. At 10:56 p.m., a male who had been boosting his motor home that had broken down was struck by the truck on the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway near Seventh Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in Review: Busy 2019 for law enforcement
By JEREMY APPEL on December 27th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel From drug busts and sex crimes to convictions for large-scale theft and murder, in addition to police saving somebody from attempting suicide, law enforcement had a busy 2019. In May, former Medicine Hat Police Commission chair Rolf Traichel was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $999,000 from the Medicine Hat Catholic Board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Medicine Hat had a big year in the news near and far
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Never a dull year at city hall, Medicine Hat city government found itself going viral in 2019 for boycotting a conference in Quebec to highlight the need for energy projects, making an application to the Supreme Court, and approving a major scale back of natural gas wells. It also went forward with an initiative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The year of green energy investment
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 26th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant With one complete and nine other major green power projects ready to roll, renewable energy development and its $2 billion investment in Southeast Alberta is the business story of the year in Southeast Alberta for 2019. Most of that activity will roll out over the next two years, still it was the most encouraging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motorists reminded not to drive while impaired over Holidays
By Medicine Hat News on December 24th, 2019
Whether you are driving a long distance or just across town to celebrate Christmas with friends and family, the province is reminding you to plan ahead and do it safely. If you are driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you are not only putting yourself at risk but the lives of others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Dec. 23-29, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on December 23rd, 2019
Dec. 23 – Game Time! MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Dec. 23 – Movie “Home Alone,” MH Public Library, 2 p.m. Dec. 24 – Movie “The Santa Clause,” MH Public Library, 2 p.m. Dec. 25 – Kiwanis Christmas Dinner, Cypress Centre, 11 a.m. Dec. 25 – United Way Christmas Dinner, River Valley Community Church, 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homeless man explains his life on the street
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 21st, 2019
medicine@MHNGillianSlade Four years ago he spent his first night on the street and slept in a public toilet. Buttons, not his real name to protect his privacy, says that night he walked to Kin Coulee and slept in a port-o-potty. It started when be lost his job, could not pay his rent and was then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pub owner, chefs come together to donate Christmas dinners to local food bank
By Justin Seward - Alberta Newspaper Group on December 18th, 2019
It was a plan that came together in the last few months, and thanks to Ross Beach and his chefs at Rossco’s Pub, 200 frozen individual turkey breast dinners were made and delivered to the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank on Dec. 15 to feed families and individuals who may be without a Christmas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hudson’s Bay closed Monday to deal with flooding from sprinkler system
By Medicine Hat News on December 18th, 2019
The Hudson’s Bay store in Medicine Hat Mall was closed on Monday and teams of people were removing an accumulation of water. A spokesperson for the company at it’s corporate headquarters in Toronto said the flood was “due to a sprinkler malfunction”. There was no response to queries about the extent of the flooding. The ... Read More »
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