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Cypress County councillor has plans to improve transparency despite Alberta inspection request failure
A Cypress County councillor said Friday he is disappointed after failing to get council approval for a municipal inspection but revealed he still plans to bring about transparency and accountability through a series of proposed changes.Coun. Robin Kurpjuweit's motion at council to get Alberta's municipal affairs minist...
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Alberta proposes councillor removal powers, electronic tabulator ban and more in city government revamp
Alberta plans to give itself the power to remove city councillors, ban the use of machine counting in municipal elections and mandate councillor orientation as part of a major update to how local governments operate across the province. The amendments to the Municipal Government and Local Authorities Election acts prop...
Apr 25, 2024
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DEVELOPING NOW
Alberta government revealing legislation today to strengthen local elections
The Alberta government will this afternoon reveal legislation they say will strengthen local elections and governance.Municipal affairs minister Ric McIver will introduce the legislation around 3 p.m.It's expected it will involve amendments to the Local Authorities Election and Municipal Government acts, the legislatio...
Apr 25, 2024
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'Disappointed': Cypress County council turns down Alberta inspection request
An effort by a Cypress County councillor to have a municipal inspection of the county carried out by the Alberta government failed on Wednesday after council voted against the motion.READ: Councillor hopeful a municipal inspection will be approved by councilCoun. Robin Kurpjuweit said previously a provincial review wou...
Apr 24, 2024
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EXPLAINER
What to know: Year-long budget process begins at Medicine Hat council, city's identity at stake
Medicine Hat city council has kicked off its journey towards determining the 2025-26 two-year budget.Council enters the process with a city in good financial standing and with steady tax rate increases that have recently hovered around the four per cent mark, financial staff said.While energy profits have boomed in the...
Apr 24, 2024
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Upgrades to Medicine Hat's Southridge Community Park continue this spring
The final stages of landscaping and irrigation improvements at Medicine Hat's Southridge Community Park will soon get underway with other upgrades coming this spring.READ: Work continues at Medicine Hat's Southridge Community ParkInitially slated for Fall 2023, seeding of the park's southeast corridor will now conclude...
Apr 24, 2024
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Street sweepers hitting Medicine Hat roads on Monday
Medicine Hat's annual spring street-sweeping program will get underway Monday.The initiative aims to remove sanding materials and debris that have accumulated on roads, sidewalks and boulevards over the winter months. Residents should watch for "No Parking" signs, which will be placed at street corners a mini...
Apr 24, 2024
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Medicine Hat prepares for what could be its driest summer since 2001
The summer of 2001 was the last time Medicine Hat saw a dry season comparable to the one expected this year, a city official said Tuesday. Jamie Garland, the director of environmental utilities with the City of Medicine Hat, pointed to the diminished snowpack in the mountains."Those upstream reservoirs that that u...
Apr 24, 2024
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Medicine Hat 2025-26 budget deliberations get underway
Deliberations for the City of Medicine Hat's next two-year budget got underway at council's committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday as staff introduced the broad concepts to the city's elected representatives.The theme of the budget is "balancing the needs of today with the requirements of tomorrow". Council i...
Apr 23, 2024
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EXCLUSIVE
Andy McGrogan says he has 'no intention' of running for mayor
Coun. Andy McGrogran says he has no intention of running for mayor in the next Medicine Hat municipal election."I have no inclination to run for mayor," he told anchor Dan Reynish during CHAT News at Noon on Tuesday."I've done my time, I came with the intention of putting four years in as a council membe...
Apr 23, 2024
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Medicine Hat council to call for 'civility' amid employee social media abuse
City council will feature in a video emphasizing the "importance of civility and respect" as core values of Medicine Hat due to negative treatment city employees have experienced from the community. A motion from Coun. Ramona Robins to put together a video and statement that includes every member of council p...
Apr 23, 2024
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DEVELOPING
Medicine Hat council delays mayor's expense ask after explanation filed last minute
Medicine Hat city council for a second time pushed back Mayor Linnsie Clark's public ask for a set of financial expenses after receiving her explanation for the request a few minutes before Monday's regular meeting got underway.During the April 8 meeting, council ran out of time to address Clark's written request and v...
Apr 23, 2024
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Downtown construction underway in Medicine Hat as city replaces century old pipes
Construction season is underway for the City of Medicine Hat, their $7-million major project includes replacing the water and sewer system in areas of the downtown core.The infrastructure dates back to the early 1900's.There has been extensive communication with business owners in the area from both the city and the co...
Apr 22, 2024
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Medicine Hat council to consider confidential whistleblower phone line
The City of Medicine Hat could launch an external confidential complaint phone line if council on Monday approves an update to the whistleblower policy.If the proposed changes to the Whistleblower Policy and Procedures #8049 are approved, the city will begin a "request for proposal" process to find a third pa...
Apr 19, 2024
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Medicine Hat signs voluntary agreement with Alberta to cut water usage by 10% in drought scenario
The City of Medicine Hat has agreed to cut local water use by 10 per cent as one of the voluntary parties to a series of major water-sharing agreements revealed by the Alberta government on Friday.The province has worked with 38 of the largest and oldest water licencees in southern Alberta to reduce water usage should ...
Apr 19, 2024
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EXCLUSIVE
Alberta municipal affairs minister considers council code changes, warns against weaponizing rules
Municipal affairs minister Ric McIver on Tuesday said Alberta's required council code of conduct bylaws are not meant to be weaponized as he confirmed his ministry is considering changes but would not get involved in Medicine Hat's city hall turmoil."We'll try to improve on what's here now," McIver told CHAT ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Former city clerk says sanctions on mayor are embarrassing, should be reversed
A former Medicine Hat city clerk said Saturday council's sanctions on the mayor are embarrassing and go too far.Larry Godin, who served as clerk for three decades, added his name to a petition calling on council to reverse its March 21 decision to strip Linnsie Clark of her mayoral powers. "I found it staggering, ...
Apr 14, 2024
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Applications for 2024 City of Medicine Hat development incentives open April 15
Applications open Monday for a pair of new incentives aimed at encouraging development, redevelopment and stimulating local investments in Medicine Hat.The City Centre Vibrancy and the Housing Infill and Redevelopment incentives will leverage Medicine Hat's existing land and infrastructure to encourage high-density hou...
Apr 12, 2024
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WHAT THEY SAID
'They're done': Five quotes from the interview with ex-Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston
Former Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston gave a one-on-one interview on CHAT News at Noon on Thursday.READ: Ex-Medicine Hat mayor suspects deeper reasons for Linnsie Clark sanctionsHe spoke about the sanctions that council has levied against his successor Mayor Linnsie Clark.Here are the five striking quotes from the int...
Apr 12, 2024
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NEWS AT NOON
Noon Interview: Ted Clugston - April 11
Former Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Thursday.Clugston spoke about the sanctions levied against his successor Mayor Linnsie Clark and what he sees as disfunction at city hall.
Apr 11, 2024
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EXCLUSIVE
Ex-Medicine Hat mayor suspects deeper reasons for Linnsie Clark sanctions, says council is 'done'
Former Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston said Thursday the sanctions on his successor Linnsie Clark were so extreme that there must be more going on behind the scenes at what he sees as a dysfunctional city council.WATCH: One-on-one interview with anchor Dan Reynish"There's got to be something more because this just...
Apr 11, 2024
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Medicine Hat residents call on Sharps to resign, criticize 'insensitive' remarks
Social media was flooded Wednesday with calls for Medicine Hat Coun. Shila Sharps to resign after remarks she made during an earlier council meeting and a subsequent apology some have labelled insincere.READ: Sharps apologizes for end-of-council remarks after backlash"I'm losing the will to live," Sharps said...
Apr 10, 2024
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