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City buys smaller buses to save costs
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The city is replacing 11 of its buses with ones that are 10 feet shorter, expecting to save money in the process. Simon Amos, manager of transit services, says this was about replacing buses that had reached the end of their life and the fact that some bus routes do not need a larger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Men’s Fellowship hosting its next concert event on Feb. 20
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2020
A Business Men’s Fellowship event on Feb. 20 will feature Rick Plett and the Refuge Ranch Band. It takes place at Medicine Hat Lodge with supper starting at 6 p.m. Tickets for $25 per person includes the hot meal. To obtain tickets call Russ 403-529-5267 or Murdo 403-928-... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskPower looking to get back into the smart meter game
By Medicine Hat News on January 21st, 2020
SaskPower is looking for volunteers to have automated power meters installed on their homes or businesses. The provincial Crown corporation is re-introducing the systems that remotely monitor utility usage and broadcast readings back to centralized computers for billing. The agency removed 105,000 smart meters from use in 2014 after concerns arose about a number of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Jan. 20-26, 2020
By Medicine Hat News on January 20th, 2020
Jan. 20 – Tongue on the Post Music Festival- Runs all week. Check the TOP Fest Facebook page for details and tickets. Jan. 20 – Colouring in the Afternoon, public library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 20 – Tween Night: Let’s Glo (ages 10 – 12), 7 – 8:30 p.m. Public library Jan. 20 – German Language ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Creek residents concerned with policing model proposal
By MARCUS DAY Alberta Newspaper Group on January 18th, 2020
As many as 430 people defied bitter cold on Wednesday evening to attend a meeting on the future of policing in Maple Creek. Concern was voiced about the idea of a super-hub policing model for the Swift Current region, perceived as a move towards centralization of services. Fears included a diminished police presence in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s ahead in 2020?
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 18th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant If you’re still signing cheques “2019” you’re really behind the times. And, not only because it’s 2020, but mostly because almost nobody writes cheques anymore. Apparently you can just touch phones now and that’s that. But, we’re looking at a new year and new decade, and it seems we are just getting a grip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man’s suspicious death officially ruled a homicide
By JEREMY APPEL on January 18th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The suspicious death of a man whose body was found Tuesday in Cypress County has been deemed a homicide, police say. The victim was revealed Friday as a 27-year-old male from Brooks, although the RCMP are declining to provide further identifying information. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Deanna Fontaine told the News the victim’s name won’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior oil firm hopes to add natural gas-fired generators to Newell plant
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2020
A junior oilpatch company operating in Countess has applied to add to natural gas-fired generators to its processing plant in the County of Newell, according to an application filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission. Journey Energy stated in early December filings that it plans to add two generators, capable of producing a total of 4.1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cold warnings start to lift as reprieve nears
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2020
A cold weather system that painted Alberta red with extreme cold weather warnings this week is subsiding in the far south regions of the province. The public alerts issued by Environment Canada were lifted in areas closest to the Montana Border at mid-day on Thursday. Cypress Hills and Foremost, Lethbridge-Taber, Cardston and the Crowsnest Past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Autopsy completed but details still unknown in case of body found
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2020
The autopsy for the body police found in a death classified as “suspicious” Tuesday has been completed, but there’s no indication of when more information will become publicly available. Redcliff RCMP Staff Sgt. Sean Maxwell confirmed the autopsy took place in Calgary on Wednesday, but couldn’t say for certain when police will provide an update. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo hosting pair of town halls
By Medicine Hat News on January 17th, 2020
Rookie Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo is hosting her first two town hall events next week to engage with constituents before the legislature resumes Feb. 25. The first is in Medicine Hat on Monday at the Medicine Hat Public Library Theatre at 6:30 p.m. The Brooks town hall occurs Tuesday at the local Heritage Inn ... Read More »
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