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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 »
Be the first to comment!Holiday hours for city facilities
By Gillian Slade on December 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Operating hours over Christmas and New Year’s have been released for city hall and city-operated facilities. City hall, Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Strathcona Centre, Medicine Hat Transit office and Parks and Recreation office: Closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26 Open Dec. 27 and 28 Closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 Municipal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A welcome break at the pumps
By Gillian Slade on December 5th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The price of gas at the pumps dropped below a dollar a litre at at least one station in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. Costco led the way with gas for its members at 97.9 cents per litre. A couple others were following closely behind with Fas Gas Plus on Carry Drive and Mobil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPDATE: Police say 63-year-old missing man found safe
By Jeremy Appel on December 5th, 2018
UPDATE: Medicine Hat police posted on social media late last night that Vanbocquestal was found safe. —————- Medicine Hat News Police are seeking public assistance in locating a local 63-year-old man. Wesley Vanbocquestal was last seen in the 500 block of Ninth Street SW at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Police say there is concern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City closes awkward road allowance
By Collin Gallant on December 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A makeshift driveway leading to homes perched above Kingsway Avenue is no longer legally a road, or the city of Medicine Hat’s responsibility — it’s just the latest in an ongoing effort to tidy up century-old planning maps. On Monday, council voted to close a road allowance in the South Flats that ... Read More »
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