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Advance polls open again today, run through Saturday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Advance polling kicks off again today for the municipal election next week. From today through Saturday, advance polls will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at two locations: the Hockey Hounds Recreation Centre in the city’s north end, and Holy Family Parish in the south. This extended advance poll period aims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unclear how Medicine Hat’s exemption will be treated under restructured energy market; talks with AESO ongoing
By ZOE MASON on October 14th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat’s managing director of energy, land and environment Rochelle Pancoast says it is unclear how the city’s energy division will be treated under new rules introduced as part of the province’s restructured energy market. The details of the market redesign were released in August and the rule definition and engagement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayoral candidates McGrogan, Samraj and Rose comment on priorities for homeless shelter
By ZOE MASON on October 14th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Candidates running for mayor of Medicine Hat agree that a new permanent homeless shelter location will need to balance accessibility for users against prosperity and security for the neighbourhood. Homelessness is a major concern on the minds of voters ahead of the Oct. 20 municipal election. Following the closure of the Mustard Seed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Private school funding petition needs 177K signatures in 120 days
By ZOE MASON on October 11th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com A Calgary high school teacher launched a citizen initiative this week that would ask if the province should end its policy of allocating public funds to accredited independent schools. The approval of the petition by Alberta’s chief electoral officer this week coincides with the largest labour disruption in Alberta’s history, as teachers across the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire crews battle blaze in Elkwater/Cypress Hill Provincial park
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Friday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. Cypress Country announced fire crews were at the scene of a fire in the Elkwater/Cypress Hill Provincial Park, south of the townsite. The fire was contained by responding crews from four county fire stations, Alberta Wildfire air and land crews, and additional wildfire crews from Calgary. At ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CAO officially off the books in council’s final move
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat city council unanimously passed a motion Friday to officially terminate the employment of city manager Ann Mitchell and remove her off the pay role. At the conclusion of a 50-minute closed session, a motion brought forward by Coun. Alison Van Dyke said that Mitchell, the former CAO, was found in violation of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Forever Grasslands’ E-talk, exhibit highlights prairie love
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Lovers of arts and ecology alike gathered at the Esplanade on Thursday to celebrate the beauty and resilience of the prairies. Built around the exhibition of Colin Starkevich’s work, titled “Forever Grasslands,” the E-talk featured a series of five panelists with different connections to the natural world that surrounds Medicine Hat and covers much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic committee to work with regional partners
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com City councillors unanimously passed a motion this week to establish a Southeast Alberta Economic Opportunity Strategy (SAEOS) Advocacy Committee, which will work in collaboration with five other municipalities in a five-year regional initiative. Back in 2023, Medicine Hat, in partnership with Foremost, Bow Island, Redcliff, County of Forty Mile and Cypress County, received a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raided drug lab used to alter fentanyl, police say
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police say two people are facing forthcoming charges after officers joined members of ALERT’s organized crime unit and the RCMP’s Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Response Team raided a home on 12th Street NW on Thursday, discovering evidence of a fentanyl lab. A substantial amount of drugs and equipment were seized during the raid, and police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overnight closure of Bow Island ER will run through weekend
By Medicine Hat News on October 11th, 2025
The Bow Island Emergency Department is experiencing an unexpected personnel shortage and will temporarily close overnight. The closure is expected to last from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. starting Friday through the weekend. The clinic will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., returning to current weekday coverage on Monday. Physicians will be on site ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council officially terminates city manager Mitchell’s employment, cites respectful workplace policy
By James Tubb on October 10th, 2025
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat city council officially terminated the employment of city manager Ann Mitchell during a special council meeting early Friday morning. At the conclusion of a closed session of the meeting, a motion brought forward by Coun. Alison Van Dyke said that Mitchell, the former CAO, was found in violation of policy ... Read More »
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