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@MedicineHatNews A group angered by high energy prices last summer plans to layout an ongoing campaign to scrutinize finances at the city tonight. The Medicine Hat Utility Ratepayers Association “launch party” will be held tonight at the grandstand room at the Stampede Grounds beginning at 7 p.m. It has called for city council to scrap ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews The New Democrat critic for tourism will be in Medicine Hat tonight to discuss her party’s opposition to coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rockies. MLA Sarah Elmeligi (Banff-Kananaskas) will speak at the Medicine Hat Public Library, beginning at 6:30 p.m. This month ranchers and environmental groups won a judgment ordering the ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant A council working within existing regulations to censure a colleague and the provincial cabinet having power to remove local councillors are two different things, Medicine Hat city councillor Andy McGrogan said Monday. McGrogan also expressed frustration about sweeping changes proposed by the provincial government in amendments to local elections and local government regulations. “I ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs had four games on the road this weekend. They opened the weekend with a 10-0 loss Thursday to the Jets. The Monarchs were held to one hit, with Pryce Velichko recording the lone knock. Velichko started the contest on the mound, recording one strikeout in 2.1 innings pitched. Cole ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 450 runners and walkers took part in a successful race weekend during the 45th Annual Medicine Hat College Rattlers Run, including the run’s oldest participant as well as the introduction of the mascot race. Organizers say the annual run is the second oldest of its kind in the province, featuring three distances ... Read More »

The Monsignor McCoy JV Colts earned a split of a doubleheader in Okotoks on Sunday. The JV Colts faced off against the Foothills Falcons in Southern Alberta High School Baseball League play. The first game took an extra inning with the JV Colts defeating the Falcons 5-3 in 8 innings. Nixon Kunkel pitched five innings ... Read More »

On April 12, the federal government announced a plan to build 3.87 million new homes by 2031. Building 3.87 million new homes in this country over the next seven years equates to an average of ~550,000 housing starts per year. Let’s put this into perspective, 550,000 annual housing starts is more than double the highest ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant There were no shortage of empty seats at city council’s budget deliberations on Tuesday. Beyond a couple of dutiful mainstream media reporters and a couple of city finance officials, the gallery was empty. It was quite a departure from the cries for more participatory democracy, an Athens on south Saskatchewan, if you will, that ... Read More »

I was very sad to hear the news that the Whitehorse Star newspaper in Yukon is closing after 124 years. The newspaper’s last publication will be May 17. The Whitehorse Star is one of Canada’s few independently owned newspapers and has been in Yukon since 1900. The paper has covered significant historical events. The Yukon ... Read More »

Dear editor, What is the point of local government bodies establishing policies for their conduct when they do not even abide by their own policies? Case in point, the Medicine Hat Public School Board’s policy pertaining to “Meetings of the Committee of the Whole.” Meetings of “Committee of the Whole” are conducted behind closed doors, ... Read More »

Dear editor, There are Hatters who believe the accomplishments of city council over the past two years merits blind faith in their decision-making capability, and innuendo is a perfectly acceptable way to undo the democratic will of citizens. Such individuals aren’t likely going to try to rationalize the need to redact the names of the ... Read More »

Dear editor, We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer? Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across the province due to drought. Some municipalities implemented water restrictions for residents. This year could be worse with a current low snowpack in the mountains, limited precipitation, a ... Read More »