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Telus warning customers of email scam
By Jeremy Appel on September 7th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Telus is warning customers to be skeptical of emails asking for personal information, while purporting to be from the company. Telus Western Canada spokesman Doug Self says the company does its best to “employ robust, state-of-the-art technologies to help identify and filter out spam, malware and other threats so they never reach our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local artists look to spread awareness of suicide through semicolon tattoo event
By Mo Cranker on September 7th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker One of Medicine Hat’s better known tattoo shops is holding a semicolon tattoo event Monday in support of World Suicide Prevention Day. Multiple artists from Monsters’ Ink will have their needles and ink ready from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to tattoo a number of small, semicolon-based tattoos for Hatters wanting to spread ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!911 call centre: Not for everyone, but never boring
By Gillian Slade on September 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There is never a dull moment at the Medicine Hat 911 call centre, and they come 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Calls come in from across Medicine Hat, Cypress County and County of Forty Mile. Dispatching police could mean Medicine Hat Police Service or the RCMP, and a fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Packed Parade of Homes excites builders
By Collin Gallant on September 6th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The 2018 Parade of Homes is underway in Medicine Hat with those in the local homebuilding sector hoping a bigger field this year belays better times ahead for the industry. A total of 11 homes from 10 builders will be open to the public for viewing this month — double last year’s total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused threatens to sue the Crown
By Jeremy Appel on September 6th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man arrested in late August after a three-hour standoff with police that ended in his being pepper sprayed is threatening to pursue civil action against the Crown prosecutor for what he calls his “unlawful confinement.” David Marthaller, 40, appeared Wednesday in Medicine Hat Provincial Court via CCTV from the local remand centre. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Applications open for grants taken through civil forfeiture
By Jeremy Appel on September 6th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The provincial government has opened up applications for community groups to apply for money seized through civil forfeiture. The goal of civil forfeiture — when police confiscate cash and property used for criminal activity — is intended to deter crime. “The process of civil forfeiture makes crime unprofitable and deprives offenders of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer requests an adjournment due to client not returning calls
By Jeremy Appel on September 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local lawyer is having trouble getting ahold of a client accused of gun running, Medicine Hat Provincial Court heard Wednesday. Cory Rieger’s matters were set for trial but defence lawyer Lyndon Heidinger had to request another adjournment, as Rieger isn’t returning calls. Rieger faces two counts of possession for the purposes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Asthma sufferers enter toughest stretch
By Gillian Slade on September 6th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade September is peak asthma season according to Asthma Canada. Air quality with a smoky atmosphere is one contributing factor, but for children it has a lot to do with going back to school, says Joel Liboiron, pharmacy manager at London Drugs. Children are mingling more with other children and are no longer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electricity capped for third straight month
By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The price of natural gas will rise slightly in September while the cost of power remains above a cap imposed by the provincial government. Utility consumers will see the capped rate of 6.8 cents per kilowatt hour, while the difference left in a market calculation of 8.05-cents will be made up from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!École St. John Paul II opens its doors
By Jeremy Appel on September 5th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel History was made Tuesday with the inaugural classes at École St. John Paul II School. It was also a momentous occasion for Kearsten Hoffert, 27, who began her first day as a teacher. “This is a dream job for me,” she said. “I’m a really big believer in things happening for a reason, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From controversial to the mundane: City council has plenty on tap this fall
By Collin Gallant on September 5th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Issues big, small and out of city control will take up council’s time this fall. Administrators are busy this month writing the next four-year budget, weighing options for a city power plant expansion and a bylaw on the public use of marijuana. Two other controversies of note are proposed changes at the Kin ... Read More »
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