Exclusive! Relocation Expenses Revealed - Why did it Take SO Long?
After reading the 96 pages, The Owl was left wondering - what was the big deal? Why did the city fight so hard about this that it actually took an order from the OIPC to get the deets?
Updated (Again) - Exclusive! City in Violation of Five OIPC Orders
In five separate rulings on December 2, 2025, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) found the city violated access-to-information law. The city had claimed certain requests were "complete." The OIPC found no evidence any response was ever sent. One was unilaterally deemed "informal"; others were met with excuses like "corrupted files."
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.
When City Hall Said No, Nicole Frey Said "Watch Me"
Results from Friday’s court proceedings regarding a Judicial Review that Frey initiated against the City Of Medicine Hat. A cautionary tale of how city policies can be weaponized to silence its own residents, and what happens when someone refuses to stay quiet.
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…
