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Dozens show to oppose rezone
By Collin Gallant on November 15th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant More than 60 Connaught area residents opposed the potential for condo construction on a greenspace near their community at Wednesday’s municipal planning commission, and heard their chance to formally voice opinions will occur next month. The city’s land and properties department is applying to change the zoning for 352 Primrose Drive, near one ... Read More »
1 responseWoman details pastor uncle’s alleged abuse
By Jeremy Appel on November 15th, 2018
WARNING: This story contains graphic content. Discretion is advised. —————————— jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The jury trial of a local pastor accused of repeatedly molesting his niece and compelling her to get an abortion heard testimony from the complainant and her mother Wednesday. The complainant testified that the accused, who cannot be named to protect the complainant’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Esplanade presents ‘Echoes in the Ice’ on Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Hatters can get their passport to the Northwest Passage at the Esplanade Saturday from 1-3 p.m. with the opening program of Ingenium’s travelling exhibition, “Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship.” A free family-fun program will be offered in connection with Passport to the Northwest Passage. Visitors are encouraged to try their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Oyen town foreman fined for water system violation
By Collin Gallant on November 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Town of Oyen employee has been fined and barred from operating a drinking water system for three years, Alberta Environment stated on Wednesday. An agreed statement of facts posted after a guilty plea states a former town foreman had only taken testing samples of the town’s potable water system at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notify Me not anymore
By Collin Gallant on November 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The city’s emergency alert system Notify Me Now will notify no more, a city committee heard on Tuesday. The system that sends localized instructions in case of emergency to those who register was launched in 2016, but has only been used four times, and is largely the same as a new provincial alert ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic super retiring
By Jeremy Appel on November 14th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education superintendent Joe Colistro will be retiring after the 2018-19 school year, trustees heard at their Tuesday meeting. Colistro’s final day on the job will be July 31. Board chair Dick Mastel said Colistro informally notified MHCBE of his impending retirement “some time ago.” “I don’t want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riverside plan ready to view
By Collin Gallant on November 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A long-awaited redevelopment plan for Riverside will be presented to the municipal planning commission today, about two years after residents of the historic community called for such consideration. The 76-page plan outlines the goal of preserving unique characteristics in the 100-plus-year-old community, reworking park space and spurring commercial development. It will be discussed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River’s ice buildup not an issue
By Collin Gallant on November 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Thick ice clogged up against Finlay Bridge in Medicine Hat and caught the attention of provincial forecasters Tuesday, but the unusual sight is not cause for concern, say local officials. Floes and thick chunks of snow and ice cover the river upstream from the historic bridge at noon on Tuesday, following cold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local chiropractor donates winnings to Santa Claud Fund
By Jeremy Appel on November 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Powers & Jans Centre — a local chiropractor clinic — is donating $500 it won to the Santa Claus Fund. Throughout the month of September, the centre collected socks for vulnerable Albertans as part of the Toasty Toes Sock Drive, as it does every year. The centre was entered into a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HALO transports one person to hospital after Highway 36 crash
By Jeremy Appel on November 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News HALO made its first trip to Brooks Health Centre on Monday after a car on the highway was T-boned. The collision occurred on Highway 36, just north of Brooks. At 8:38 a.m., the air ambulance service tweeted it was dispatched to a “scene call near Brooks.” By 9:35 a.m., HALO tweeted that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary recounts POW camps in southern Alberta during Second World War
By Mo Cranker on November 13th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker A documentary chronicling the lives of prisoners of war in southeastern Alberta was recently released on Youtube as part of the TELUS Originals documentary series. The film is called Secret Alberta: POWs on the Prairies and runs for 15 minutes. It was directed by Corey Lee. “It keeps with that secret theme and ... Read More »
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