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zmason@medicinehatnews.com The unofficial results are in, and the Town of Redcliff is looking at a significant shakeup on its town council. Newcomer Bernie Bakker, a longtime employee in the Redcliff public works department, led in votes among councillors by a significant margin. Bakker won his seat with 684 votes, 136 more than the councillor with ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Four individuals from Medicine Hat are facing charges in connection to multiple vehicle thefts in the southwest region of Saskatchewan throughout October. Mounties in Leader, Sask. arrested four individuals on two separate occasions on Oct. 10 and Oct. 12 as result of a continued investigation into the string of vehicle thefts around Leader and ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com It’s not only election week in Medicine Hat, but Small Business Week. From Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, small businesses and the people who run them are being celebrated by a number of events and initiatives. “Small Business Week is a time to celebrate the passion, resilience and innovation of Alberta’s entrepreneurs,” said Tany ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs had a back and forth, up and down weekend at the Moose Rec Centre. The ringette club hosted the Airdrie Lightning for a doubleheader on Oct. 18. In the first game, the Mustangs lost 5-4. Ryleigh Jackiw and Leighton Wright each had two goals in the loss. The offensive ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 female prep team returned from a weekend in Minnesota as champions. They took first place in the U19 White division of the Tradition NIT tournament hosted in Blaine, Minn. SAHA opened the four-game weekend with the lone loss, falling 2-1 Friday to the Culver Academy Prep. Riley Bourque ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Early NHL Draft recognition is just a step on the path to draft day, a few Medicine Hat Tigers say. The Tigers had nine players named to the NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary player to watch list released on Monday. The list breaks players into letter-grade ratings based on which round(s) they are candidates to ... Read More »

Never in my life have I entered a voting booth so unsure of the X marks I was about to make. For mayor, no problem. Six candidates, enough knowledge on all of them to make an informed choice. But 39 hopefuls for eight seats on city council? The roadside signs didn’t help, other than cement ... Read More »

Like many, we have chosen not to travel outside of Canada for obvious reasons. Some of those reasons include ridiculously high prices, a weak Canadian dollar, and current government nonsense. This has made us look within our own province for places to visit. During the recent long weekend our friend group travelled to Rosebud and ... Read More »

If you thought the chaos and dysfunction around Medicine Hat’s city council table over the last four years was bad, the City of Kamloops simply says, ‘hold my beer. I’ll show you chaos and dysfunction.’ The situation in Kamloops was far worse, making the Medicine Hat schmozzle resemble a playground spat by comparison. In 2022, ... Read More »

Dear editor, The only logical conclusion I can reasonably resolve regarding the current political system is devastation. Every policy and decision appears to cause impairment opposed to progress and advancement. We are transparently witnessing the weakening of our health care, housing, food supply, freedom of speech, charter of rights, medical freedoms, economy, criminal laws, and ... Read More »

(In response to Michael Seitz, Oct.1, Medicine Hat News, Letter to the Editor) Dear editor, I am writing in response to recent accusations regarding the transparency and practices of our Board. It is important to address these directly, as accountability and open communication are values that guide our work. This Board has made significant progress ... Read More »

Dear editor, It is past time for term limits to be set for the length of time individuals are allowed to serve on city council. A maximum of two terms, eight years, should be sufficient and be allowed. When a person runs for council, simply saying the usual, “I plan to increase economic activity or ... Read More »