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City notebook: What’s next for Canada as Trump 2.0 arrives?
By Collin Gallant on January 18th, 2025
@@CollinGallant No offence to Bob Wanner, Rob Renner, or any of the other Medicine Hat area MLA’s from over the years, but its been a while since a representative of Gas City voters was involved in international intrigue. Jim Horsman’s helping hands on NAFTA was probably the last time one was so close to the ... Read More »
1 responseMP Report: 2025 – there’s reason for optimism
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on January 17th, 2025
Thankfully 2024 is behind us! It was a year to remember for sure – unfortunately for many of the wrong reasons. This past year, Canadians experienced the continued cost of living crisis with families and seniors struggling to put food on the table or keep a roof over their heads. Food bank use was the highest ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: Don’t miss out on having your say about a food-waste program
By Bruce Penton on January 15th, 2025
The City of Medicine Hat’s food waste management pilot project has been completed and now the city wants citizens’ input to determine the value of the plan and what to do next. Around 4,000 homes were involved in the project from April through December. Those taking part were asked to place all their food waste ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Chef’s table extraordinaire
By Linda Tooth on January 15th, 2025
Are you familiar with the term ‘chef’s table’? If not, let me give you a textbook definition of what it means. According to Black Box Intelligence a chef’s table is an “exclusive seating arrangement providing diners with a behind-the-scenes look at the culinary process. It often includes a personalized, multi-course menu prepared and presented by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Building stronger connections within Cypress-Medicine Hat
By Justin Wright on January 15th, 2025
As your provincial representative for Cypress-Medicine Hat, I am filled with optimism as we begin this new year together. Our community’s strength lies in the connections we forge, and I am deeply humbled by the trust you have placed in me to serve as your voice. In the coming months, we are planning several events ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Lame ducks
By Collin Gallant on January 11th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Mayor Linnsie Clark would like to see a drop-dead date set next fall, after which city council wouldn’t debate any major action, though that date, and the definition of major decision, is, well, debatable. City manager Ann Mitchell is on the same sort of page, or at least says she’ll look into potentially adopting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: What does Donald want?
By Linda Tooth on January 7th, 2025
I am trying to figure out why Donald is so keen to make Canada the 51st state of the United States, and all it took was a T-shirt I found in Canmore to help me solve the puzzle. The title on the shirt is “Canada, An Infographic.” An infographic is a visual representation of information. ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: President-elect’s rhetoric isn’t funny, even if he’s actually joking
By Bruce Penton on January 7th, 2025
Donald Trump keeps joking – hope so, anyway – about Canada becoming the 51st state. The incoming U.S. president is somewhat unbalanced, true, but could he actually go ahead and try to do to Canada what Vladimir Putin is doing to Ukraine? Canada wouldn’t stand a chance if he ordered an invasion, but everyone around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mansoor’s Musings: Open letter to Trump
By Mansoor Ladha on January 7th, 2025
Dear President-elect Donal Trump, You are just a few days away from assuming your second term as President of United States of America, but you have already started showing what the world would expect under your regime. Judging from your constant outbursts, I am convinced and agree with your former staff who are reported to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: What’s old is new
By Collin Gallant on January 4th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Medicine Hat should have a “one-stop shop” for investors to ease the process of getting things done at city hall. No, you didn’t wake up in 2021 – when former city manager Bob Nicolay promised such “concierge service” with “Invest 2.0” – or 10 or even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Are you an extrovert?
By Linda Tooth on January 2nd, 2025
I am sitting here wondering what I can possibly write about that people would find interesting when the idea came to me, the difference between extraverted and introverted as it pertains to people. If you saw my column last week, I mentioned that I was going to try to be introverted in 2025, as I ... Read More »
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