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City Notebook: What’s in a name?
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2025
@@CollinGallant One sub-plot in how provincial ridings in the southeast are drawn is clearly the political realities of blending urban voters (theoretically more progressive) and rural voters (theoretically more conservative). Another, clearly, how the ridings are named and civic rivalry. Hatters have always had some anxiety about the city’s standing. Submissions to the 2017 work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Celebrating our seniors and those who care for them
By Justin Wright on June 18th, 2025
As we recently celebrated Alberta Seniors Week, June 2-8, I want to take this opportunity to recognize the incredible seniors in our community and the dedicated professionals who support them every day. Our riding is home to exceptional long-term care facilities and senior programs that truly embody the spirit of compassionate care. These local facilities ... Read More »
5 responsesNoteworthy: It’s not that people don’t want to, it’s just getting out of hand
By Bruce Penton on June 18th, 2025
The Globe & Mail recently undertook a survey on tipping at restaurants, and the consensus from respondents was that 15 per cent was the most appropriate figure. So when the server hands you the credit card machine and hovers nearby while you contemplate the value of the tip, how awkward do you feel if you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Age is just a number
By Linda Tooth on June 18th, 2025
Do you let age define you and what activities you think you can do? Let me tell you about the most extraordinary woman I met this past weekend and her journey on a 3 km race. The 41st annual River Run was hosted by the YMCA of Southeastern Alberta. This race in support of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Can Hatters handle the void if the power plant shifts to MCC?
By Collin Gallant on June 14th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Breaking up is hard to do. That’s as true in romance as it is in habits, charting action when once-comfortable situations are suddenly not so certain. Or, as the City of Medicine Hat and Hatters are finding out, sectioning off the power division into a stand-alone enterprise. That runs in line with the wish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mansoor’s Musings: Trump’s White House drama fails to impress
By Mansoor Ladha on June 12th, 2025
President Trump’s drama during the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House was the second spectacle of how he treats foreign heads of state. I am amazed that after how Trump and Vice-president JD Vance admonished Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ramaphosa even had the courage to enter the White House. Ramaphosa and ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: A sad for all, and a tragic day for the City of Medicine Hat
By Bruce Penton on June 11th, 2025
Quite a shock last Tuesday to hear about the closure of CHAT-TV. This is the second local television station to go belly-up in my lifetime. Back in 2009, when I was living in Brandon, the local station, CKX-TV, suspended operations. The biggest difference between the two however, is that in the case of CKX, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Trump tariffs terrorizing already troubled U.S. newspaper industry
By Bruce Penton on June 4th, 2025
About 80 per cent of newspapers in the United States use newsprint produced in Canada, and the recent tariffs are causing great pain in an industry already suffering from myriad other problems. Declining circulation, reduced advertising revenue and a huge shift in demographics have put the newspaper industry on the critical list. The one saving ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: Linda’s list update – Part 1
By Linda Tooth on June 4th, 2025
As we are almost halfway through the year, I wanted to check in to see how I was doing on my list of things to do in 2025. First on the list was to read more books. Among the books I have read include We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Japanese author Syou Ishida. As ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Location, location, location makes way for Go Tigers Go!
By Collin Gallant on May 31st, 2025
@@CollinGallant Co-op Place never fully gained the mantle of “white elephant” among Hatters who are happy to hang horns on any major civic project that’s not to their satisfaction. But after this hockey season, it likely never will. Location, cost, nothing good to watch, took too long, rammed through – common complaints that kept the ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: For better or worse, mail service isn’t what it used to be
By Bruce Penton on May 28th, 2025
A strike threat by Canada Post workers doesn’t result in the same national angst as it once did. In my younger days, seeing what the mailman delivered was one of the highlights of my day. My weekly Sports Illustrated magazine would be in the mailbox, the occasional cheque or invoice would arrive, a letter from ... Read More »
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