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Fall Career Expo allows for both side to gauge labour market
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Wednesday saw nearly 60 employers offering Medicine Hat College students a chance to get a head start on their working lives at the annual Career Expo. Having organized the expo for 19 years, student career services assistant Shelly Drefs says the event is invaluable both to students and to employers, giving insight into what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City installs new solar array at Hill Pool
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat has installed a new solar array on the shade structure at Hill Pool. The array consists of 24 solar panels which will generate 12,423 kilowatt-hours of electricity, equivalent to about 20 per cent of the Hill Pool’s annual electrical consumption. The project was funded with support from the Government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary by 1986 Broncos bus crash survivor screens at Medicine Hat College this month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com It’s been almost 40 years since a bus crash claimed the lives of four Swift Current Broncos hockey players in Saskatchewan. A new documentary made by one of the survivors is showing at Medicine Hat College this month. Sideways aims to shed new light on the trauma, recovery and resilience that follow tragedy. Former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fall Into Christmas Handmade Market returns this month for its 20th year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The annual Fall Into Christmas Handmade Market is celebrating its 20th year in Medicine Hat from Oct. 17-19. This holiday tradition invites artists, craftspeople and makers from across Canada to showcase their handmade goods. Examples of the goods on display include jewellery, ceramics, soaps and body care, metal art, clothing, textiles, leather and visual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New citizen initiative puts forward referendum question on use of public money for private schools amid teacher strike
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 8th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A citizen initiative application for a policy proposal regarding the allocation of public funds to private schools was approved Tuesday. The initiative proposes a referendum question on whether the Alberta government should continue to allocate public funds to private schools. As required by the Citizen Initiative Act, the province has issued a Notice of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharps proposes enhancements to whistleblower policy
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 8th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Coun. Shila Sharps is seeking to make enhancements to current systems that allow anonymous third-party reporting and add mechanisms to increase public confidence at city hall. Sharps is hoping Medicine Hat will follow in the footsteps of other Alberta municipalities like Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie which have adopted whistleblower systems that extend eligibility ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lifelong Hatter says growth is key to the city taking next step
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 8th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Council hopeful Brian Robinson is looking to take a hands-on approach to municipal politics. With 37 years with the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat and a lifelong Hatter, Robinson has a passion for the city, which he feels makes striving to become a councillor a logical next step. “It’s been something that’s kind of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Changing season on stage for MHIP’s upcoming Autumn Plant Walk
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2025
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting residents out to explore the changing landscape with the Autumn Plant Walk. “Plants often look different as they prepare for colder weather and sometimes, they can be harder to identify,” said park interpreter Erika Derman. “As we walk through Police Point Park, we will be identifying native plants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forever Canadian petition needs about 70,000 signatures in final weeks
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 8th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As the petition taking a stance against Alberta separatism rolls into its final weeks, Medicine Hat can look forward to more opportunities to add their voices. Register canvasser Shelley Ewing says that recent counts have the number of signatures as high as 230,000 out of the 300,000 needed for the non-partisan petition promoting Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark’s legal fees fully reimbursed
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 8th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Following a lengthy discussion Monday at the tail end of Monday night’s open council meeting, a motion passed to fully reimburse Mayor Linnsie Clark $59,675.68 for legal fees, with a vote of 6-1 and the lone nay cast by Coun. Allison Knodel. During an open council meeting on Aug. 18, councillors voted to reimburse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council reimburses Clark for legal fees
By Scott Schmidt on October 7th, 2025
Mayor Linnsie Clark does and interview in her office at City Hall on April 14, 2022. — News Photo Collin Gallant Mayor Linnsie Clark has been reimbursed $59,675.68 for legal fees related to the judicial review she launched after being sanctioned by council in 2024. Mayor Clark took the City of Medicine Hat to court ... Read More »
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