Event Applications
New festival and event application process launched by City of Medicine Hat
The City of Medicine Hat has introduced a new festival and event application process, based on feedback from event organizers.The City states that the new process is designed to make planning and hosting new and returning events easier, clearer, and more efficient for organizers.Event organizers who worked through the ...
Mar 05, 2026
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Municipal Election
Medicine Hat Mayoral and Council candidates combined to spend over $258k during 2025 election
The campaign disclosures have come out for Medicine Hat's 2025 Municipal Election. In total, just under $258,500 was spent by the six mayoral and 39 council candidates. Mayoral candidate Drew Barnes was the biggest spender at just over $53,500 in expenses. The council candidate with the most expenses at just over $11,5...
Mar 05, 2026
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City Hall
Borrowing costs for Saamis Solar Project in front of Medicine Hat City Council on Monday
Medicine Hat's City Council is expected to make a decision Monday on the second and third readings of a bylaw allowing it to incur $65.75 million in debt for the Saamis Solar Project.Council has stated that the project is expected to be profitable, improve the City's financial position and increase dividends from its m...
Mar 02, 2026
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat City Council will discuss Transportation Master Plan pause and rezonings on Tuesday
Medicine Hat City Council will meet on Tuesday, following the Family Day weekend. A notice of motion regarding the Transportation Master Plan will be discussed, as the council decides on pausing further policy engagement until the fourth quarter of 2026. The agenda noted that recent transportation engagement has demons...
Feb 14, 2026
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Medicine Hat City Hall
Indigenous Voice
City of Medicine Hat inviting applications for Indigenous Advisory Circle
The City of Medicine Hat is inviting Indigenous community members who live or work in the community to submit expressions of interest for participation on an Indigenous Advisory Circle.Encouraged by the City are individuals who identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit.The City states that the Indigenous Adviso...
Feb 05, 2026
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CITY HALL
Decision on Saamis Solar Park in front of Medicine Hat City Council on Monday
The City of Medicine Hat is expected to decide on the approval of funding for the 75-megawatt Saamis Solar Park during its city council meeting on Monday.In April 2025, the energy division requested and was approved for funding of $675,000 for a third-party project analysis of the solar project's viability.The City's a...
Feb 02, 2026
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council committee meeting recordings will be posted online
Recordings of Medicine Hat city council committee meetings will be posted online as part of the city's ongoing efforts to improve access to information and increase public awareness of city activities. Those committees include: Administrative and Legislative Review and Government RelationsAuditCorporate ServicesCouncil...
Jan 23, 2026
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat City Councillor Young appointed acting mayor
The Medicine Hat city council held a meeting of less than half an hour in length on Monday to appoint Councillor Stuart Young as acting mayor for the period of February 3, 2026, to March 19, 2026.During the meeting, the council also discussed items on the consent agenda for clarification, but all remaining reports were...
Jan 20, 2026
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat City Council have a light public agenda on Monday
The agenda for the public portion of the Medicine Hat City Council meeting on Monday appears to be light.The only new business listed is a recommendation for the appointment of Coun. Stuart Young, as Acting Mayor from Feb. 3 until March 19, 2026.The position would act as fulfill the duties of the Mayor or the Deputy Ma...
Jan 19, 2026
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CITY HALL
Three public hearings set for Medicine Hat City Council on Monday
Medicine Hat City Council will have its first meeting of the new year Monday night. Three public hearings are scheduled regarding rezoning applications in three residential locations in the city. First up is 1064 First St. SW, located in the Harlow area of the city. The Municipal Planning Commission recommends that the...
Jan 05, 2026
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Medicine Hat City Hall
CITY HALL
New role announced for former Medicine Hat City Manager Mitchell as lawsuit against City, Mayor emerges
Former Medicine Hat City Manager Ann Mitchell was announced as the new Chief Administrative Officer for Lac Ste. Ann County on Tuesday. The same day that the CBC reported that she is suing both the City of Medicine Hat and Mayor Linnsie Clark in separate filings with Calgary's Court of King's Bench. It was also reporte...
Dec 31, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat City Council meets for final meeting of 2025
Medicine Hat City Council is set to meet for the final time in 2025 on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, with the meeting open to the public at 6:30 p.m.A pair of public hearings will take place early in the agenda, one to amend the Electric Utility Bylaw and another to amend the Gas Utility Bylaw.The agenda shows that the 2026 g...
Dec 15, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat City Council expected to make decision on Riverside School demolition and several other items on Monday
Medicine Hat City Council will meet on Monday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. for their public meeting with several items on the agenda.A delegation with a mid-year report is expected from Jace Anderson, the executive director of the Medicine Hat Destination Marketing Organization Society, and Tourism Medicine Hat.City planners ...
Dec 08, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat City Council to consider budget and bylaw amendments on Monday
Medicine Hat City Council will hold a council meeting on Monday, Nov. 17, with the earlier 4 p.m. start as the new standard.The meeting's agenda includes several presentations from city staff, with amendments recommended in both Utilities Rates and Energy Production for bylaws and budgets.Budget amendments are recommen...
Nov 17, 2025
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CITY HALL
Budget talks set to dominate Medicine Hat City Council meeting Monday night
Medicine Hat City Council will meet Monday night with an introduction to the 2026 Budget on the agenda. The information items will include presentations from the Manager of Corporate Planning and Performance, the Supervisor of Accounting, Corporate Planning and Performance, and the Director of Energy Marketing and Busi...
Nov 10, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat council votes for reimbursement of Mayor Clark's legal fees
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark is being reimbursed $59,675.68 by the administration to immediately pay and reimburse legal fees in relation to the Code of Conduct Complaint and judicial review.This amount had been denied previously during a council meeting on Aug. 18, 2025, with only $5,841.94 of the total ask of $76...
Oct 07, 2025
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CITY HALL
Busy agenda set as Medicine Hat city council meets for final time before election
Medicine Hat city council will meet Monday in council chambers for what is expected to be its final meeting before the fall civic election.On the agenda is amending the procedure bylaw, which is recommended to have a second and third reading to be passed.It is set to change the start time for council meetings to 4 p.m....
Oct 06, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council votes to start process to fire City Manager
Medicine Hat city council started the process to fire City Manager Ann Mitchell during Monday's council meeting.About two hours into the meeting, Councillor Alison Van Dyke made a motion that council accepted the investigative report as presented in closed session.That was approved unanimously.Next up, business arising...
Sep 30, 2025
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CITY HALL
Benefits of urban hens in Medicine Hat discussed with council on Monday
Medicine Hat city council received a presentation on urban hens from Kristen Mann during Monday meeting, with her thoughts on the benefits of owning hens in the city. The benefits Mann had stated were composting, food production, companionship and fertilizer production. Chickens are currently considered livestock due t...
Sep 16, 2025
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EXCLUSIVE
Medicine Hat's municipal audit coming to council at July 21 meeting, councillors say
A municipal audit of Medicine Hat city hall nearly a year in the making will be presented to the public for the first time at council's July 21 meeting, CHAT News has learned. The inspection was requested by council in September 2024 after a months-long leadership crisis sparked by a disagreement between the mayor and ...
Jul 08, 2025
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CITY HALL
Residents pack council chamber largely to oppose Medicine Hat's proposed transportation plan
Many residents opposed to a draft plan for Medicine Hat's roads and pathways made up the majority of those who filled the public gallery Monday as council provided an opportunity for its taxpayers to speak on the blueprint. The 85-page urban planning document lays out a case for improving active transportation options ...
Jul 08, 2025
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CITY HALL
Medicine Hat city council: Transportation Master Plan, changing start times
Medicine Hat city council has a stacked agenda for its meeting tonight that could potentially go into overtime. A proposed and highly-criticized Transportation Master Plan will come forward in a public hearing Monday evening. Critics are concerned the plan would enable city planners to narrow roads and remove scarce pa...
Jul 07, 2025
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