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City Notebook: Wind could be jet fuel to rural tax base
By Collin Gallant on September 15th, 2018
There are few things that keep rural government leaders up at night like the issues of linear assessment and the dim outlook for conventional gas exploration. Ditto for those ranchers whose surface rights are on life support while well abandonment is underway. That’s especially been the case in southeast Alberta ten years after natural gas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man found guilty of trafficking meth in laced Christmas cards
By Jeremy Appel on September 15th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man accused of smuggling methamphetamine into the Medicine Hat Remand Centre through Christmas cards was found guilty on all charges at the Court of Queen’s Bench on Thursday. Ryan Horb, 34, had pled not guilty to four counts of trafficking methamphetamine. According to the Crown, four Christmas cards laced with various quantities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation accepting applications for Smart and Caring grant
By Collin Gallant on September 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is now accepting applications for its fall “Smart and Caring” grant period. About half of the group’s expected $400,000 outlay this year will involved this round, which is open to proposals from registered charities and closes on Oct. 1. Funds are the result of investment income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction projects nearing completion
By Collin Gallant on September 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Paving and trail upgrades near River Road and Maple Avenue are nearing completion and will re-open for public use, the city’s parks department reported Friday. The Devonian Trail, which runs past the Downtown YMCA location, had been the site of work this summer to shore up the pathway with a retaining wall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Families sharing loss gather to talk addiction
By Mo Cranker on September 14th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker A small group gathered Thursday evening outside city hall with each member sharing at least one thing with everyone else. They’ve all lost someone they love to drug addiction. The local group is part of a national network called Moms Stop the Harm — Canadian families whose loved ones have died due to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Better wages won’t fix poverty: Thrive
By Collin Gallant on September 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A local poverty action group that has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce says increases to minimum wage should be frozen until a host of other measures and public policy initiatives it is suggesting are enacted. That is in response to a provincial advocacy group’s critique that not linking higher wages to financial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EMS community response team touted
By Gillian Slade on September 14th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Local EMS are embracing the idea of paramedics providing in-home medical care, quite often avoiding trips to hospital for the patient. The EMS community response team program was launched in Medicine Hat at the end of July. There were 67 events/calls in the first 30 days, with 95 per cent of patients ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman granted bail after a minor outburst via CCTV
By Jeremy Appel on September 14th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A woman from Vernon facing several charges in the Medicine Hat region had an outburst Thursday at a bail hearing in provincial court. Kristy Lynn Wilson, 52, appeared via closed-circuit TV from the Calgary Remand Centre. “Do I get a chance to talk?” the accused interjected at one point during the appearance, before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatters — family of 4 — reported missing from Surrey
By Jeremy Appel on September 14th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A family of four originally from Medicine Hat were declared missing from Surrey on Tuesday evening, according to the local RCMP detachment. The Anderson family was reported missing to the Surrey RCMP by another family member. Missing are Sheldon, the father, a 43-year-old who is about 5-foot-10, weighing about 190 pounds with dirty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair charged after $78K drug bust is still without lawyers
By Jeremy Appel on September 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Two people arrested in a $78,000 drug bust last week are still in search of legal representation, Medicine Hat Provincial Court heard Thursday. Nicholas Belanger, 29, and Devan Koehle, 19, are each charged with five counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking and one count of possession ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spots available for Culture Days event
By Gillian Slade on September 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A celebration of Alberta Culture Days is taking place Sept. 29, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Redcliff Public Library You can learn about the importance and significance of a First Nations drumming circle with facilitator Sara Neufeld, who is also participating in celebrations across the province. Participating in the event is free to ... Read More »
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