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By Eli J. Ridder

RECAP

Week in review: Medicine Hat goes to court, feral cat program launches

Aug 17, 2024 | 1:17 PM

This is the week in review for Aug. 11-17, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.

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🏛 Medicine Hat goes to court

Medicine Hat’s mayor Linnsie Clark took the city to court this week.

A hearing in the judicial review of the sanctions council placed on Clark took place Tuesday.

IN THE COMMUNITY

Medicine Hat's Mustard Seed adding new shelter spaces at Alberta government's request

3h ago

HOLIDAYS

Medicine Hat Kiwanis hosting Christmas dinner, applications due Friday

5h ago

IN THE COMMUNITY

'Compassionate Friends' offer peer support for bereaved in Medicine Hat

21h ago

Observers, the mayor and councillors all reacted in the following days.

🔗 Here’s what to know:

• Medicine Hat’s council divide deeper than one-off act of misconduct
• Mayor says judicial review hearing ‘went well’, hopes ‘lessons learned’
• Medicine Hat’s ‘dirty laundry’ aired in ‘schoolyard dispute’ hearing
• Judge hears Medicine Hat mayor was ‘inappropriate’, top staffer ‘a liar’
• Decision in Medicine Hat mayor’s judicial review case coming by end of September

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🐈 Trap-neuter-release program launched

Medicine Hat’s long-awaited first trap-neuter-return program is now in effect.

The Medicine Hat SPCA and Persian Dreams & Canine Themes Rescue Society have partnered to bring the program to the city.

🔗 Here’s what to know:

• Organizations launch long-awaited trap-neuter-return program
• Medicine Hat activates first feral cat trap-neuter-return program

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📰 More impactful local stories

🔗 Here’s more impactful local coverage from the last week:

• Medicine Hat man heads to world’s fastest race track to bike in speed trials
• Alberta NDP health critic says system ‘moving backward’ under UCP
• Medicine Hat pro misses out on winning Alberta Open by two strokes
• Medicine Hat College wants to assist students despite housing shortage

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