Nomination Package Open for 2001 City Council Elections
The preliminary nomination package for Medicine Hat's 2001 general election is now available. It covers nominations voting eligibility campaign literature and voting stations and can be picked up at City Hall City Clerk office Medicine Hat School District No 76 and Medicine Hat Catholic School Board offices. For more information contact city clerk Larry Godin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic School Board
City Hall
Medicine Hat School District No. 76
Medicine Hat
Police search for van stolen from Society of Neighbours
Police have not located the yellow 1983 GMC utility cube van with Alberta plates 206101 used by the Society of Neighbours. The vehicle disappeared from outside the Society of Neighbours office at 532 South Railway St. S.E. on May 24 or 25. Call Crime Stoppers at 529-8400 with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Neighbours
South Railway St. S.E
Alberta
Gas Station Break-In Under Police Probe
Police investigate a break-in at the Esso station on Kingsway Avenue. A glass door at Kingsway Auto Village was smashed around 3 a.m. Thursday, with multiple areas ransacked and an unknown cash amount stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esso
Kingsway Avenue
Kingsway Auto Village
S.E
Photo Radar in Medicine Hat Friday June 1
Police set up photo radar at several locations in Medicine Hat including Southridge Park playground and Kingsway Avenue on Friday June 1 to deter speeding drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southridge Park
Kingsway Avenue
Medicine Hat
Douglas
Medicine Hat Family
Hatter
Greg Bueckert
Bueckert
Ashwick
Waste Removal Today in Zone 2
Garbage pickup for today will be completed in Zone 2. Residents should place bins at curb by 7 am and ensure access for collection crews.
Alliance Party Turmoil Over Rick Anderson Suspension
Readers argue whether internal reform is needed or if ousting critics is best. The column criticizes Rick Anderson as an Ottawa insider and Liberal remnant-era hire, suggesting the firing was overdue and reflects broader West versus Ottawa governance tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Party
Reform Party
Rick Anderson
Stockwell Day
Ottawa
Preston Manning
Park rifle drill by South Alberta Light Horse provokes concern
Reservists from the South Alberta Light Horse Regiment staged a park walk with C-7 rifles in Strathcona Island Park in Medicine Hat. Residents and officials criticized the display as inappropriate though officers said rifles were unloaded and the event aimed to boost public visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Alberta Light Horse Regiment
Brian Ashwick
Strathcona Island Park
Alberta breweries pay bottle depots full refunds under new rules
Alberta depots will start refunding the full 1.20 per dozen deposit to customers as of Nov. 15 after brewers Molson and Labatt extend the handling fee to all depots. The change, championed by Environment minister Lorne Taylor, aims to bring fairness and recover millions in refunds to consumers, with depots formerly discounting receipts facing higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Molson and Labatt
Brewers Distributed Ltd
Thomas Dore
Shamrock Recycling Centre
Shamrock
Dore
Environment
Lorne Taylor
Cypress Medicine Hat
Environment Department
Val Mellesmoen
Medicine Hat
Redi Enterprise
Brewers Distributors
Redi
Allan O’byrne
BDL
Mellesmoen
Beverage Container Management Board
Canadian coins face tighter fate in Montana banks
Several Montana banks stop accepting Canadian coins as the Federal Reserve halts coin processing, while some branches like Havre’s Independence Bank continue accepting with stricter exchange. Local businesses including Budget Inn manager Kurt Johnson prefer Canadian cash for favorable exchange, with concerns about coin handling and machine incompatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Kurt Johnson
Federal Reserve
Helena
Fed
Johnson
Budget Inn
Havre
Medicine Hat
Exchange
U.S
Alan Pearson
Wells Fargo
Pearson
Independence Bank
Bobbi Spaulding
Spaulding
Counterfeit bills circulate in Medicine Hat police say
Medicine Hat police report a high number of counterfeit $20 and $10 notes in circulation. Staff Sgt. Lou O'Reilly says it may be due to bills surfacing here or moving through business channels, possibly printed in a larger city like Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy McGrogan
Medicine Hat
McGrogan
Douglas
Ashwick
Lou O'Reilly
Medicine Hat Police Service
O’reilly
Also Mentioned on This Page
B&e
Tom Lethbridge
Medicinehatnews.com
Neil Douglas
SASH
Edmonton
Patterson
Dave McCord
D.J. Wickham
Medicine Hat College
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!