Three Drunks Charged At Medicine Hat Checkstops
Police laid more than a dozen charges during two checkstops in Medicine Hat. Staff Sgt. Bob Ross said 445 vehicles were stopped. three impaired driving charges were laid, five 24 hour suspensions issued, one driving while suspended charge, and four more tickets for Highway Traffic Act and Motor Vehicle Act offences. Checkstops will continue through the holiday season.
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Medicine Hat Poice
Bob Ross
Medicine Hat Police Service
Ross
Debt relief plan gains support from Solberg for poorest nations
Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg backs the federal moratorium on loan repayments for 11 of the world’s poorest countries including Ghana Tanzania and Honduras, with Liberia Sudan and the Ivory Coast excluded over human rights concerns. He says forgiving debt can spur reforms and that most debt would not be repaid anyway.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Alliance Foreign Affairs
Monte Solberg
Paul Martin
Ghana
Tanzania
Honduras
Liberia
Sudan
Ivory Coast
Solberg
Sommerfeld Reappointed Chair of Alberta School Employees Plan
Rod Sommerfeld will serve a second term as chair of the Alberta School Employees Benefits Plan ASEBP representing 10 southern Alberta school boards. The plan administers a 110 million benefits program for 40 000 teachers and families with 61 of 63 boards affiliated. His term runs to December 31 and he calls the position a tremendous honor.
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Medicine HA
Rod Sommerfeld
Alberta
Sommerfeld
Southern Alberta
ASEBP
Police to deploy photo radar at various locations
In Medicine Hat police will set up photo radar on Kingsway Avenue and at Southride Park playground and other locations to monitor speed and improve road safety.
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Kingsway Avenue
Southride Park Playground
Medicine Hat
Hat officials say water remains safe despite Taber boil order
Hat city manager for the water plant downplays Taber turbidity problems as Taber issued a boil water order after turbidity rose to 1.6. Frank Wetsch of Hat water utility explains turbidity standards and says Hat water stays well below 1.0 with online monitoring and automatic filter shutdowns. No illness reported yet.
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Medicine Hat
Taber
Frank Wetsch
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Wetsch
Names on Medicine Hat streets to mirror history
A municipal names committee in Medicine Hat recommends restoring original street names on downtown signs alongside current numbers. The plan, aided by the Medicine Hat Museum, faces cost review by the Downtown Business Association and the city works department.
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Medicine Hat
Municipal Names Committee
Ald
Wayne Craven
First Street
S.E
Esplanade Street
Second Street
Main Street
Third Street
Toronto Street
Fourth Street
Montreal Street
Larry Godin
Godin
Aldo Graham Kelly
Ross Glen
Ross
City Council
Northlands Way
Northlands Crescent
City
Land and Properties Department
Kathy Mandeville
Ken Sauer
Northlands
Trail snow removal debate continues in Medicine Hat
Jogger John MacLaren and 55 petition signers urged clearing parts of Medicine Hat trails for runners and walkers. Council again upheld the status quo prioritizing sidewalks, citing safety and budget. MacLaren vows no new petition but hints at renewed politicking.
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Medicine Hat
City of
John MacLaren
MacLaren
Parks and Outdoor Recreation Department
Arena
Weiner
Strathcona
Public Services Committee
Ald
Graham Kelly
Kelly
Calgary
Municipal funding squeeze keeps police off streets in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat officials tell a provincial panel reviewing the Police Act that funding declines from the province and rising mandates from federal and provincial governments force police to spend more time in desks and courtrooms. Alderman Graham Kelly and inspector Frank Potter describe cost shifts, training needs, and delays affecting frontline presence. The city seeks tougher funding language and incentives for interjurisdictional resource sharing.
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Kelly
Frank Potter
Medicine Hat Police Service
Mike
Potter
Hat
Gerry Labas
Police Department
Labas
Bart Johnson
Justice Department
Johnson
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