City Committee Charts Course for Complaints & Confidentiality
Medicine Hat is expanding confidentiality training to all employees and creating a new whistleblower policy to modernize transparency and protect those who report problems.
Fired City Manager Sues City, Mayor, Lands Top Job Elsewhere
The irony is thick. While Medicine Hat braces for a legal fight, Mitchell has been appointed CAO of Lac Ste. Anne County. The county is currently paying out over $600,000 in severance to its previous CAO, Mike Primeau, whom it fired last year.
Grassroots Anger Fuels Recall of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
The recall effort's backbone is its volunteers, who demonstrate remarkable commitment. Weekly protests have persisted since February, with about two dozen people gathering outside the Premier’s office this past Saturday in -20°C weather. New participants join regularly.
When Will Medicine Hat Adopt a Transparent Media Policy?
This rejection of media protocol coincides with actions that perpetuate media favouritism. During the Dec 8 2025 Public Services Committee meeting, Councillor Dan Reynish—a former anchor for the now-defunct (in Medicine Hat) CHAT TV news—actively steered city staffers…
“I Have Faith”: Kookum’s Frantic Plea as City’s Shelter Gaps Leave People in The Cold
The situation frames a damning contradiction: public outrage would rightly erupt if a pet were left tethered outside in the cold, yet human beings are expected to endure it with little more than a tarp for shelter.
