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By Eli J. Ridder

RECAP

Week in review: Medicine Hat mayor apologizes, wasp takeover

Sep 7, 2024 | 1:14 PM

This is the week in review for Sept. 1-7, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.

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🏛 Mayor apology, CAO speaks

Medicine Hat city council was back this week.

At the Tuesday meeting, Mayor Linnsie Clark issued an apology, fulfilling one of the only outstanding sanctions placed on her.

IN THE COMMUNITY

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

6h ago

HOLIDAYS

Medicine Hat Kiwanis hosting Christmas dinner, applications due Friday

12h ago

IN THE COMMUNITY

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

Dec 11, 2024

Later in the week, City Manager Ann Mitchell gave her first CHAT News interview in the past year.

🔗 Here’s what happened:

• Medicine Hat CAO says community ‘incivility’ harms business
• Medicine Hat city council formally requests Alberta municipal audit
• Audit of Medicine Hat city hall could be ‘worthwhile’, says expert
• Medicine Hat mayor issues apology, city manager accepts
• Medicine Hat faces uphill battle in clean energy transition but ‘sky is not falling’

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🐝 Wasp takeover

A surge of wasps have been noticed in Medicine Hat this summer, with the population reaching it’s peak in late August.

🔗 Here’s what an expert had to say:

• As Medicine Hat residents notice boom in wasp population, expert says avoid the nests

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📰 More impactful local stories

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

• St. Mary’s School briefly placed on hold-and-secure
• Medicine Hat will support successful Tigers Memorial Cup bid
• Top Seven over 70 in south Alberta winners revealed
• MP ‘cautiously optimistic’ after NDP pulls out from Liberal deal

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