Stephen Campbell, who protested pandemic lockdowns and mask rules, revealed he is running for councillor in Medicine Hat's fall municipal election with the aim of addressing crime, the cost of living crisis and transparency at city hall. "There's so much on the docket that it's hard to start," he told CHAT Ne...

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 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...

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...

Brian Robinson is running for council in Medicine Hat and has made economic growth the key priority in his campaign. "I want us to be able to be there for new businesses, new opportunities that come from all different areas," Robinson said. Robinson said new opportunities are coming from all different areas. ...

Medicine Hat resident Kelly Allard is the first registered 2025 council candidate for the upcoming municipal election in October.Allard ran for the previous election in 2021 and lost, but ranked 14th out of 33 people who ran for councillor.She said she decided to run again after seeing events that happened in the last ...

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 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...

Immanuel Moritz is running for council in Medicine Hat to focus on city growth and homelessness as key priorities. Moritz said the city needs short-term and long-term goals to be successful. He said he can bring strategic planning and not a wish list to council. "You have to say, this is the plan, this is the date...

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...

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...

Chris Hellman, a small business owner, says he's running in the fall civic election to address affordability for families, revitalize the downtown core, attract big business and improve Medicine Hat's recreational facilities. Medicine Hat residents are no different from those across Canada that are struggling with the ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Shila Sharps is seeking re-election for her second term in city council and her primary focus is to bring accountable decision making to council. "We're all in this together. It's not about us just barking orders, but it's about working with administration," Sharps said. "I also think that we desperately...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...