Former mayor Ted Clugston says his successor has done a poor job of being a collaborator as he reflected on a year of division at Medicine Hat's city council. "It's not like party politics, where the premier or the prime minister can say, 'we are going to do this', and everybody has to get in line," Clugston ...

Mayor Linnsie Clark said Tuesday she can relate to Coun. Andy McGrogan's experience of being criticized by a senior City of Medicine Hat employee and was supportive of his 11th-hour effort to cut the tax increase included in the next two-year budget."He clearly was feeling a bit frustrated and he told council and ...

A provincial audit of the City of Medicine Hat that councillors hope will find any deep-rooted problems and re-establish public trust will be completed before the next local election, municipal affairs minister Ric McIver says. - READ: McGrogan plans to request municipal inspection - "I'm hopeful that the inspecto...

Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright on Nov. 18 asked municipal affairs minister Ric McIver about the ongoing municipal inspection during a session of the Alberta legislature.-Wright: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Municipalities play an important role in shaping Alberta's communities and contributing to a stronger province...

A provincial audit of the City of Medicine Hat has begun. It's a process that could take anywhere from six months to nearly two years. Most of council hopes it will act as a way to reset after a year of conflict at the horseshoe marked by sanctions against the mayor for misconduct and a court case. Council in a divided...

The City of Medicine Hat's request for a municipal inspection is now in the hands of the Alberta government, two councillors confirmed to CHAT News on Saturday. While city council voted 6-3 to send the ask to the municipal affairs minister Ric McIver at its Sept. 3 meeting, it was only signed and sent off by Mayor Linn...