A Medicine Hat resident planning to run for council this year says he will take questions from the public to a meeting with chief administrator Ann Mitchell as part of an effort to make sure the role's occupant is committed to transparency and the city's best interests.Michael Starner, who came last in a five-way race ...

Medicine Hat councillor candidate Kirsten Spek says she wants to bring a new perspective to city council. "Being a local business owner, entrepreneur, commercial property investor, and also having a young family, I think gives me a little bit of a different perspective," Spek said. "I thought I could bri...

Councillor candidate Jay Hitchen is focused on Medicine Hat's growth and many other priorities if elected to council. Hitchen said the city has been stagnant and the growth has been less than the provincial norm for years. "I would sure like to change that. And I think part of that truly is about telling everyone ...

Adam Koch is the latest candidate to put his name forward for Medicine Hat's fall civic election. Registering as a councillor candidate on Tuesday, July 15. Koch said it wasn't necessarily something he had in his long term plans. "But I'm really concerned that there's going to be sort of a pendulum shift because o...

Long-serving Medicine Hat councillor Robert Dumanowski will be seeking re-election in the fall municipal election.He announced Wednesday morning that his candidacy for the upcoming election is official.Dumanowski has held a position on council since first being elected in 2001. Making him longest serving current counci...

Troy Wason, 60, is originally from Calgary but has lived in Medicine Hat for over five years. Ever since Wason moved to Medicine Hat, he has participated in volunteer work within the community. Wason opened a research business which he later turned into a paralegal and private investigative firm. Wason is a historian a...

Christien Ellis is running for one of eight position as a councillor with the City of Medicine Hat in the upcoming municipal election.A lifelong resident of the city, Ellis says he is the Swiss Army knife of the candidates, highlighting that he could have input on every single facet of the issues that the city needs to...

Councillor candidate Cheryl Phaff is focusing on improving conditions with economic growth, and crime, and homelessness in Medicine Hat. Economic growth is the number one priority in Phaff's campaign because Medicine Hat's population growth has been stagnant, according to Phaff. "We were flat for more than 10 year...

Bill Cocks is running for city council in Medicine Hat, bringing 13 years of experience to the table. "I served three terms, three three-year terms from 1998 to 2007. And then I ran again in 2013 and served a four-year term," Cocks said. Cocks said his first priority if elected to council is to hire a new Chi...

Yusuf Mohammed says his two decades of community involvement and leadership in Medicine Hat have prepared him to bring a fresh, inclusive perspective to city council. Mohammed, 47, has lived in Medicine Hat for 20 years. He previously lived in South Africa and Switzerland before moving to Canada. He met his wife when t...

Medicine Hat councillor candidate Kirby Schafer is familiar with the City of Medicine Hat. The 56-year-old is a life long resident of the city, employed by the City of Medicine Hat for 30 year. He worked in the electric distribution department until 2021 when he retired. Schafer said he is familiar with the bureaucracy...

City council candidate Brock Hale says building a better working relationship at City Hall is his top priority if elected in the fall municipal election. The 36-year-old school teacher, who was born and raised in Medicine Hat, is one of several new faces running for a council seat. He says recent dysfunction and distru...

Clayton Stevens is the eighth candidates to file papers to run for councilor in Medicine Hat for the fall civic election.The 45-year old officially registered on July 31.Stevens is the owner and operator of Starlite Convenience Store in the flats area of the city with his wife, and also a taxi driver with Care Cab.-Sta...

Kaleb Orge is running for council in Medicine Hat and wants to bring more focus to the city.One of his focuses is bringing light to Medicine Hat using "stunts.""Ever since I went to the Esplanade for the first time and started finding out about Harry Veiner. This was a guy who would challenge any other e...

Medicine Hat councilor candidate Michael Reid will prioritize communication if elected. Reid said it's important to recognize when there is a lack of communication in the council. "The left hand, in some cases, doesn't know what the right hand is doing," said Reid."So bringing that transparency, bringing...

Gord Cowan is running for city council in Medicine Hat with a combined 24 years on various local, municipal, provincial, and federal boards. Cowan is retired and will commit to the council full-time if elected. "I wanted to make sure that I had a hundred percent of my effort and time to spend towards the city coun...

Brian Varga says he still has a passion for the job after put his name into the running for a position as a councillor in Medicine Hat.The former two term councillor, just missed out last election placing ninth.Varga filed his papers for the fall civic election on August 25, and is the first former councillor to file f...

Medicine Hat councillor candidate Don Fedoruk said he is seeing struggling situations in the current city council and believes he can provide support to help those situations. "They're unable to really gel and come together as a team, and because of that, there have been a lot of problems," Fedoruk said. &quo...

Former CHAT TV news anchor Dan Reynish is running for a councillor position in Medicine Hat in the fall municipal election. Reynish, 57, said municipal politics has long been on his radar as a way to continue serving the community. "That's what it boils down to, is how do I continue to serve the people of Medicine...

Open communication is something Randall Noble said he will represent if he is elected as a councillor with the City of Medicine Hat in the upcoming municipal election. He said the last four years of council have shown him that a change in leadership and perspective is needed in the city. "We need councillors and m...

Current Medicine Hat Councillor Alison Van Dyke announced she will seek re-election in the upcoming municipal election.Van Dyke said in a release that she has a proven track record of thoughtful, informed decision-making and a demonstrated ability to get things done."I've seen tremendous success in achieving the g...

Medicine Hat city council candidate Laura Butterfield is running on a platform of smart growth and a strong community.She says smart growth, rather than rapid growth, is something the city can achieve."There are a lot of smart people that we're surrounded by that have great ideas and innovative ideas, and I'm so e...

Pamela Kunz says, if elected in Medicine Hat's fall civic election, she wants to grow the community's understanding of council's role, improve "proactive communication" and support taking bold steps for the city's future. - ELTXN25: Tap into all municipal election coverage - For Kunz, an ongoing conflict betw...

Councillor candidate Steven Pudwell has a long history working in the business community in Medicine Hat and wants to see the city stop stalling business. "I think that we have to get on board and make it easier to do business in Medicine Hat. Simplifying regulations, looking at things like off-site levies, and in...

Donald 'Brent' Knudsen filed his paperwork to run for a councilor role in Medicine Hat's fall civic election back on June 23, a day after he turned 69-years-old. He's been a full time resident of the city now for six years after moving from nearby Golden Prairie, Sask., a community he previously spent a term on council...

Councillor candidate Jodi Faith focuses on bringing housing, jobs, and health care to Medicine Hat if elected to council. Faith said she wants to find better housing solutions because housing on a month-to-month basis is becoming difficult for people in the city. "We've got a big, huge project going on over there ...

Dana Christensen says he's ready to bring a practical, solutions-focused voice to city council - one shaped by business experience, community concern and a desire to build a better future for his seven-year-old son. Christensen, 46, moved to Medicine Hat just over 11 years ago to help a friend with a business. Original...

Mark Albrecht is running for council in Medicine Hat and is prioritizing servicing and maintaining the city. Albrecht said there needs to be growth in what the city already has before focusing on expanding. "Our city has some of the best facilities for cities this size, and even quite larger. I'm talking the bike ...

Former Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston will be seeking a councillor position in the city during the fall municipal election.Clugston served on council for a 14 year period from 2007-2021. During that time he was mayor for an eight year period from 2013-2021.He finished second in voting for mayor during Medicine Hat's 2...

Medicine Hat city council candidate Ron Fode says his main priority if elected is cutting back spending to prevent future tax increases. Fode said he do this by limiting full city budgets, instead requiring departments to additional funds beyond the initial allocation. "Let's say we're giving the electrical depart...