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Half a dozen rail cars derail in Medicine Hat but no cause for public concern
By Gillian Slade on December 4th, 2018
Six railcars were derailed in Canadian Pacific’s Medicine Hat rail yard on Sunday night. It happened about 8 p.m. and a total of six rail cars were derailed. None of the affected rail cars were loaded with any product at the time, said a spokesperson for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in an emailed response to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s shelter holding memorial service Thursday for Montreal Massacre victims
By Mo Cranker on December 4th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is holding a memorial service Thursday to honour the victims of the Montreal Massacre and gender-based violence. From 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Medicine Hat College’s Centennial Hall Hatters can drop by to create tissue paper flowers with a message of hope attached. The memorial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clay District thinking of going solar
By Mo Cranker on December 4th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s Historic Clay District is mulling over the possibility of adding a number of solar panels to its building with the hopes of potentially cutting electricity costs completely. “We received money from the Community Energy Capacity Building Program to do a feasibility study and we’re going to look at that soon to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa for Seniors continues to grow each year
By Mo Cranker on December 4th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Anyone looking to brighten the day of a senior citizen this Holiday season can do so by purchasing them a gift and donating it to the Santa for Seniors program. Santa for Seniors has a number of trees covered in tags at various businesses around the city — each tag has the name ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas rate down for December, power rate capped again
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2018
There’s a little bit of nice and a little bit of naughty for when it comes to December utility prices in Medicine Hat. The natural gas rate has been set at $1.969 per gigajoule, down from $2.285 in November. On the flip side, power will go up slightly. The December price has been set at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More traffic at weekend market during postal strike
By Mo Cranker on December 3rd, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Thousands passed through the annual Something for Everyone Christmas Market, held this year at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. “It’s been a great year for us,” said market operator Monica Kallis. “We had our busiest market ever in September but this weekend’s market will be our busiest ever for sure. “Our record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Learning centre honoured provincially
By Mo Cranker on December 3rd, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker When it opened two years ago the people in charge at the Little Owl Learning Centre set out to change the lives of children locally. The group was honored Friday during a ceremony in Edmonton and was named as one of the recipients of the Minister’s Award of Excellence in Child Development — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks and Recreation: Working together to preserve riparian areas
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2018
Home to many riparian areas within the South Saskatchewan River Sub-Basin, the City of Medicine Hat is committed to riparian areas preservation. Riparian areas’ importance Riparian areas — commonly known as river banks or floodplains — are transitional ecosystems between wet and well-drained lands. They provide habitat for many plants, fish, and wildlife — including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Equestrian Centre working towards indoor arena
By Mo Cranker on December 3rd, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Dunmore Equestrian Centre has its sights set on an indoor arena — and it’s just a matter of when it will happen. The group is doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work, is slowly working on grant applications and did some soil testing recently all with the goal of bringing an indoor riding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Dec. 3-9
By Medicine Hat News on December 3rd, 2018
Dec. 4 — Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Dec. 4 — The Good Life: A Political Book Club, MH Public Library, 7-8 p.m. Dec. 5 — Roving Gyms, Downtown YMCA, 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 6 — Classic Movie “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” MH Public Library, 2 p.m. Dec. 6 — Christmas Farmers’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evidence ruling to come Monday
By Jeremy Appel on December 1st, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Closing arguments were presented Friday for the voir dire portion of Aaron Hotchen’s trial on charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking and firearm offences. A voir dire is a trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of evidence. In this case, the voir dire concerns the admissibility of the drugs ... Read More »
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