Council to hear traffic petition at library corner
A 1500 signature petition asks traffic lights at the First Street and Fourth Avenue SE library corner. The Medicine Hat Library board backs the request, citing hazards to pedestrians cyclists and drivers. Public works counts show a 10 score against needing lights. a review is due in about a month.
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Rick Pedersen
the News
First Street
Fourth Avenue
S.E
Medicine Hat
Library Board
Public Works Department
Public Works
Lorne Thompson
Thompson
North America
Library
City hall cultural site move attracts mixed council backing
Mayor Grimm faces sustained cultural protest as Medicine Hat moves toward placing the proposed cultural centre on Medicine Hat College grounds. Aldermen differ, with most favoring a college joint use plan while Ald. Sauer opposes moving from downtown unless needs are met. If approved, the new centre could open in 1983 or 1984.
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Medicine Hat College
Grimm
Council
Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
First Street
S.E
Lee Anderson
Ken Sauer
Sauer
Community Cultural Centre
Ald
Pete Simpson
Bill Keith
Simpson
Keith
George Davison
Sam Stone
Jim Hirsch
Ald. Anderson
Bill Yuill
Centre For Arts and Culture
Four Ontario men arrested in Nanaimo robbery case
Four Ontario men wanted for armed robbery in Nanaimo were arrested in Medicine Hat at 11 p.m. on Sunday after police followed information they were in the area. The June 7 service-station robbery netted $80, authorities said.
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Ontario
Nanaimo
B.C
Medicine Hat
Trans-Canada Highway
Larry Brink
Brink
Boats Sink at Elkwater Lake After Weekend Storm
Weekend storm on Elkwater Lake caused three unoccupied boats to sink as Whitecaps reached three to four feet. About 98 mm of rain and 101 mm of snow fell in the area. Dennis Reese, Cypress Hills Park chief ranger, said waves slammed into the breakwater and boats, and the breakwater may need extension. Rangers patrolled the water to recover boats and secure others. Non paved park roads remain impassable after the weather event.
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Elkwater Lake
Dennis Reese
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Reese
Downtown firms split on location for cultural centre
An informal poll of 60 First and Second Streets S.E. businesses shows 40 favor a downtown site for Medicine Hat’s cultural centre while 9 support the college setting and 9 are undecided. Some cite tax savings and downtown vitality. others warn against ceasing city core development. Jeff Welling backs downtown activity.
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Medicine Hat College
First
Second Streets
S.E
Jeff Welling
Downtown Business Association
Welling
Improvisers Debut in Medicine Hat Theatre Sports
Improvisers stage debut in Medicine Hat Sunday evening in the Firehall space. The event marked a new chapter for local theatre arts as performers trialed spontaneous scenes and audience interaction.
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City
Medicine Hat
Firehall
Two Redcliff children injured in Friday car crash
James Wooding nine, and Marie-Claire Hirst three, were treated and released from Medicine Hat and District Hospital after a van driven by Gary Brown struck Wooding as he rode into Sixth Street. Police say Brown tried to avoid Wooding. Hirst was a passenger.
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Redcliff
James Wooding
St. S.E
Marie-Claire Hirst
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Wooding
Gary Brown
Sixth Street
S.E
Brown
Closed meeting on culture centre move at Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat College board of governors plans an in camera discussion Tuesday night on a proposed joint-use agreement for relocating the cultural arts centre. Chairman Kenneth Lute says the matter may move from public minutes to a confidential session, with a public decision to follow. Larry Godin notes city representatives are not expected to attend, and city council's tonight decision could influence the college board's actions. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the board room.
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Second Avenue S.E
Ninth
11Th Streets
Larry Godin
Weinerville
Medicine Hat
First Street
S.E
Medicine Hat College Board of Governors
Kenneth Lute
Lute
College Board of Governors
City of
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Frank Webber
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