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Necessary care forces Oyen couple apart
By Gillian Slade on August 18th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Death has not parted an Oyen couple after 54 years of marriage but Alberta Health Services has. Gary Davis and his wife have a home in Oyen. After his wife was treated in hospital a few months ago, and her needs assessed, she was placed in a seniors’ residence with dementia care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wholesale gas prices drive pumps way up
By Jeremy Appel on August 18th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Gas prices in the Hat increased Friday to as high as $1.35 per litre at some stations, while others remained down near $1.15. Gas Buddy senior petroleum analyst Dan McTeague says since the current wholesale price for gas is $1.21, stations that set prices low are doing so at a loss. “We all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: Public opinion at city hall — Is there enough to go around?
By Collin Gallant on August 18th, 2018
Two issues on Monday’s council agenda dive into the issue of how city hall garners public opinion on topics before setting rules that tickle sore spots in the populace. One involves how and where cannabis can be consumed — not in parks, but possibly on sidewalks, as a staff suggestion reads. The other is about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island family sets up scholarship fund in name of 11-year-old son
By Jeremy Appel on August 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The family of the 11-year-old Bow Islander who died in a farming accident Tuesday has set up a scholarship fund in his honour. In lieu of flowers, the family established the “Kale Porteous Citizenship Scholarship Fund,” to which donations go through Senator Gershaw School. A celebration of Kale’s life will be held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crop report: Hot, dry conditions forcing early harvest
By Collin Gallant on August 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Relentless heat and little rain across southern Alberta again have producers planning an early harvest, according to the latest Alberta crop report. An extremely dry summer in 2017 led farmers to cut growing season short, and similarly, Alberta’s agriculture ministry states combining of peas, barley and oats has begun in earnest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methadone numbers a sign of awareness, not more addicts
By Gillian Slade on August 18th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health Services says dispensing more methadone than other parts of Alberta does not mean the south zone has more addicts, but that more people are aware of the alternatives. “Especially in southern Alberta where we have historically … seen periods of very high rates of opioid deaths, the public awareness may ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crop report: Hot, dry conditions forcing early harvest
By Collin Gallant on August 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Relentless heat and little rain across southern Alberta again have producers planning an early harvest, according to the latest Alberta crop report. An extremely dry summer in 2017 led farmers to cut growing season short, and similarly, Alberta’s agriculture ministry states combining of peas, barley and oats has begun in earnest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County mulls utility fee like the city’s
By Collin Gallant on August 17th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant City of Medicine Hat utility customers will be charged an additional fee next year, and now administrators in Cypress County are examining whether they, too, should add franchise fees not currently billed. In early July, city councillors agreed to a basic budget plan that would see new revenue arrive via a consent and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In trouble again: Man once shot four times by police arrested again for impersonating a cop
By Mo Cranker on August 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local man has been charged once again with impersonating a police officer and is also facing other charges, the Medicine Hat Police Service announced Thursday. Michael Carolan, 38, allegedly entered a preschool Tuesday and became agitated with staff members, states a release from the MHPS. Carolan allegedly said he was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In trouble again: Man once shot four times by police arrested again for impersonating a cop
By Mo Cranker on August 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local man has been charged once again with impersonating a police officer and is also facing other charges, the Medicine Hat Police Service announced Thursday. Michael Carolan, 38, allegedly entered a preschool Tuesday and became agitated with staff members, states a release from the MHPS. Carolan allegedly said he was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nine hopeful pot stores await fate
By Collin Gallant on August 17th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Nine potential pot retailers in Medicine Hat are expected to appear at the city’s planning commission meeting next week in a bid to be operating when the substance is decriminalized on Oct. 17. A federal move to regulate recreational use among adults has caused a rush of sorts — according to those in ... Read More »
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