City judge orders Legal Aid to provide counsel
A Medicine Hat provincial court judge ordered Legal Aid Alberta to provide a lawyer to a woman on social assistance facing fraud charges. Judge Ted Fisher blasted funding gaps and the AISH rule that bars aid, calling the situation ridiculous and urging funding relief as the province faces a purported $19 million deficit in Legal Aid.
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Medicine Hat Stampede Opens With Youth Honorary Marshals
Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede gearing up as 45 000 to 50 000 visitors expected. MHES general manager Jim MacArthur notes the city population of 62 000 makes the crowd impressive. MHES president Norm Smith highlights eight Honourary Parade Marshals, including Leaders of Tomorrow award recipients riding in the president's carriage and six others in a vintage fire engine.
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Medicine Hat considers Desert Blume annexation costs
City officials warn annexation could take about 50 years before any tax benefit appears. Councillor Robert Dumanowski says residents would face costly extensions to utilities and roads, plus police and fire services, likely outweighing higher tax revenue. Mayor Clugston notes costs are complex and studies needed before any decision.
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