CITY HALL
Medicine Hat councillor to propose slew of new motions, including one related to HR
Coun. Shila Sharps plans to propose an advance motion related to Medicine Hat city hall's human resource metrics at Monday's council meeting, she told CHAT News.Her ask comes after several high-level staff have recently left the city. The councillor didn't say if her request is related to those departures. Sharps is al...
Mar 12, 2025
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CITY HALL
City of Medicine Hat invites public to transportation planning open houses
The City of Medicine Hat is inviting residents to attend one of its two open houses to hear about and give feedback on its transportation planning efforts. The public will have the opportunity to discuss the draft Transportation Master Plan and its associated Active Transportation and Transportation Safety strategies.T...
Mar 05, 2025
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ONE ON ONE
Noon Interview: Mayor Linnsie Clark - March 4
Mayor Linnsie Clark joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Tuesday following Monday's council meeting.
Mar 04, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat councillors preview motions on operating grant process, staff expenses
Medicine Hat city councillors on Monday previewed their proposals to create an operating grant application program for non-profits, investigate zoning of The Mustard Seed's shelter site and publish line-by-line staff expenses.Those ideas were debuted through an increasingly popular "notice of motion" approach...
Mar 04, 2025
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IN THE COMMUNITY
'Commerce Way', honouring Medicine Hat chamber, approved for downtown street
Part of a street downtown Medicine Hat will get a new name in honour of the local chamber of commerce.Sixth Avenue Southeast between First Street Southeast and Fifth Street Southeast will receive the commemorative moniker of "Commerce Way".The Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce will unveil the new name and...
Mar 04, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council approves standard cash borrowing bylaw
Medicine Hat city council passed a standard budget borrowing bylaw on Monday. Bylaw 4847 authorizes the City of Medicine Hat to borrow $51,732,000 through debentures to fund capital projects for 2025-26. The total cost of these projects is estimated at $63,871,000, staff write in a report. The loan will be repaid over ...
Mar 04, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council: Regional development, business utility rates, 'Commerce Way'
Medicine Hat's city council will consider approving a regional development plan, new business electricity rates and a commemorative street sign for the local chamber of commerce. - IDP bylaw The Tri-Area Intermunicipal Development Plan is a development deal between the City 0f Medicine Hat, Town of Redcliff and Cypress...
Mar 04, 2025
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TRANSPORT
Medicine Hat rideshare bylaw in revision following public safety concerns
The Ride for Hire Bylaw that allows the City of Medicine Hat to regulate taxis and rideshare companies is being revised to better suit current transportation trends, officials say. There are currently six transportation network companies, or rideshare services, operating in Medicine Hat and area: Best Ride, Canadian Ri...
Mar 03, 2025
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CITY HALL
City of Medicine Hat says residents shouldn't be alarmed by dye in river
Residents may notice strange colours in the South Saskatchewan River starting today, the city says. That's because the City of Medicine Hat is conducting standard testing of the stormwater system in a section of the Harlow neighbourhood. Testing will occur along the river between the Trans-Canada Highway around the Win...
Feb 27, 2025
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Medicine Hat councillor says city in 'crisis mode' ahead of task force launch
A Medicine Hat councillor says the city is in "crisis mode" as it assembles a community task force charged with addressing homelessness, enhancing safety and bolstering social cohesion."We are in, I would say, pretty much crisis mode as far as dealing with the unhoused right now and the vulnerable sector...
Feb 27, 2025
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CITY HALL
City of Medicine Hat to continue installing 'elephant's feet' crossings in 2025
Medicine Hat said Wednesday it will continue to convert standard trail crossings to "elephant's feet" crossings during the 2025 construction season. Elephant's feet crossings are marked by dashed white lines made up of white square that indicate that cyclists can remain on their bikes while crossing the road,...
Feb 26, 2025
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CITY HALL
Pair of Medicine Hat trails closed over high water levels
A pair of Medicine Hat trails were closed by the city Tuesday due to high water levels caused by a warm-weather thaw this week. Saratoga Trail between Carry Drive and Spencer Street S.E. is closed and will reopen once Seven Persons Creek levels drop, the city said in a social media post. The nearby Marlborough Coulee T...
Feb 26, 2025
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ON TONIGHT
Medicine Hat residents invited to neighbourhood association information night
Medicine Hat residents are invited to learn more about neighbourhood associations at an information night scheduled for Feb. 25 at the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre. The event is a chance for residents to meet and connect with others who share their passion for building stronger, tight-knit neighbourhoods, organiz...
Feb 26, 2025
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IN THE CITY
Medicine Hat prepared if rapid warming causes pipeline break, city says
The city is prepared in the case that Medicine Hat's mainline water pipelines break amid a rapid shift in temperature this week, a key staffer says.Acting field operations manager James King said Thursday that sudden warmth after frost has settled into the soil could cause issues. ---"Historically, what we've seen...
Feb 21, 2025
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WHAT TO KNOW
Here's what to know about the future of The Mustard Seed in Medicine Hat
The future of The Mustard Seed's daytime services in Medicine Hat is in limbo.The non-profit, which has operated across Alberta since the 1980s, first opened its Community Impact Centre on Allowance Avenue Southeast in April 2021. That was after the organization launched a partnership with two other organizations in Se...
Feb 20, 2025
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CITY HALL
Mustard Seed receives approval to continue kitchen operations at North Flats site
The Mustard Seed can keep feeding people at its emergency shelter after Medicine Hat's planning authority granted limited permission for the organization to continue operating a kitchen at its North Flats site. - A development permit approved by the Municipal Planning Commission on Wednesday allows the non-profit's sta...
Feb 20, 2025
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Medicine Hat City Hall
ONE ON ONE
Noon Interview: Mayor Linnsie Clark - Feb. 19
Mayor Linnsie Clark joined anchor Jesse Gill on CHAT News at Noon on Wednesday to discuss what happened at council Tuesday evening.
Feb 20, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat's planning authority to make crucial Mustard Seed decision today
The Mustard Seed's ability to prepare food it serves at its homeless shelter is at stake today as the City of Medicine Hat's planning authority meets to vote on a fresh permit application from the non-profit. City staff are recommending the Municipal Planning Commission approve a development permit - valid for one year...
Feb 19, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council direct staff to look into transformer replacement process options
Medicine Hat city council has directed staff to report on back on the logic, clarity and fairness of the current transformer replacement process that can see residents pay thousands of dollars to upgrade electrical output to their homes.Coun. Andy McGrogan's motion at Tuesday's meeting directs staff to report back by t...
Feb 19, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat opts out of Alberta's rural immigration jobs program
The City of Medicine Hat on Tuesday put on pause its participation in a key provincial immigration program after recent federal policy shifts. Council voted unanimously to suspend Rural Renewal Stream application intake with the intention of reviewing its status in January 2026, approving a staff recommendation.Medicin...
Feb 19, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council: Rural renewal, transformers and Mustard Seed update
Medicine Hat city council will tonight consider a staff proposal to pause a rural immigration program, vote on asking staff for more information on transformers and receive an update on The Mustard Seed. It's one of the shortest agendas of the year so far with only three items categorized as new business. Rural renewal...
Feb 19, 2025
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CITY OPERATIONS
City of Medicine Hat crews working overnight to clear gutters with thaw expected
The City of Medicine Hat's municipal works department is working on clearing snow in the Crescent Heights area to help with drainage as warm weather is expected soon. ---A quarter of the snow removal crews are working overnight this week to clear the catch basins ahead of temperatures expected to reach double positives...
Feb 19, 2025
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