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news@medicinehatnews.com In an effort to encourage residents to conserve water this summer, city officials presented members of council with a water conservation incentive program that will boost its HatSmart program. During a presentation from Gareth Chudleight, corporate strategic analyst, councillors heard residential, parks and third-party water irrigation make up the majority of the city’s water ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Following closed discussion Tuesday, Cypress County council has decided to postpone sending a letter of intent to withdraw from the Intermunicipal Committee. Reeve Dan Hamilton noted that after the motion at the previous meeting, council received a lot of contact from counterparts in other municipalities. “I think everybody understands that we’re trying to get ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County is considering putting together a financial audit committee in order to help ensure transparency and adherence to bylaws. The motion was first put forward by Coun. Robin Kurpjuweit at the April 3 meeting as a notice of motion, and resurfaced on Tuesday. Acting CAO Steven Toews noted this was something that has ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers added two forwards to their depth charts from South of the border. The Tigers selected Colorado product Owen Hayes and Nolan Marto of North Dakota in the WHL’s U.S. Priority Draft on Wednesday morning. Hayes was selected with the 16th overall pick from Centennial, Col., putting up 16 ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs had two home games over the weekend. The Monarchs hosted the Saskatchewan Zone 7 and the Moose Jaw Canucks on Sunday at Athletic Park, winning both contests. They beat the Saskatchewan team 16-6 with Jeff Bullock’s three RBIs and two runs scored with a hit leading the offence. Ryler ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club attended the Coulee Kids Pediatric Dentistry Spring Challenge this past weekend. The local swim club sent 31 swimmers to the meet hosted by LASC in Lethbridge, local swimmer results are as follows. Female 10 & under Isabela Josey (10): Finished first in 50m Breast, 100m Breast and 200m Breast, ... Read More »

What, no Strawberry Alarm Clock? Tickets are on sale for the 2024 night shows for the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, and history suggests the infield and grandstand will be jam-packed for all three performances. Bret Michaels, the frontman for the rock group Poison, leads if off on Wednesday, July 24, followed by The Washboard ... Read More »

One good thing about the state of the world today, including Medicine Hat and the surrounding area, is there is never a shortage of things to write about. I have a list of topics, but due to limited space and only writing once a week, this week’s column is about a recent post shared on ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant The burning question on everyone’s mind low these two weeks has been, where did Collin go? Many tuners-in to the April 22 city council meeting noticed the vacancies at the media table that’s at the bottom of TV screens, my cow-lick included, and called me up to ask about the seating arrangements. Thanks for ... Read More »

Dear council members Clark, Dumanowski, Hider, Hirsch, Knodel, McGrogan, Robins, Sharps and Van Dyke, As a former executive officer with the city and Speaker of the Alberta Legislature I respectfully submit that the current divisions greatly affecting our city may in part be about personalities, but more the governance structure and process. Only you can ... Read More »

Dear editor, Medicine Hat Public School Division board approved its three-year capital plan on March 26. One trustee voted against approval, but there is nothing in the minutes to reveal the reasons for this trustee’s negative vote. Any discussion of the proposed capital plan was behind closed doors after it was presented to the board ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am so tired of all the whining about the situation with Mayor Clark. Common sense tells us “there is more to the story” that is protected by privacy and confidentiality. Misconduct or poor performance in any organization is generally handled with progressive disciplinary action. After discussions and warnings, with no improvement, the ... Read More »