3 Years, 2 Applications: Medicine Hat's TNR Clowder-F*ck
The first application took months to approve. By then you already have another batch of kittens that did not have to be born. Council may have had good intentions at the time they passed the bylaw, wanting all the boxes to be ticked…but they went too far. They created a barrier instead of a path forward.
The Seconder Rule: What Councillors Say vs. What the Law Requires
Two Medicine Hat city councillors have said that councillors should get a seconder for a motion before bringing it to a council meeting. But the Municipal Government Act and the official handbook for councillors say something different. This difference matters because Medicine Hat residents already have a low tolerance for decisions made behind closed doors.
Mayor Clark, City File Defence in Ann Mitchell Defamation Lawsuit
Mitchell is suing Clark for nearly $900,000, claiming the mayor damaged her reputation and interfered with her employment contract. Mitchell was terminated as city manager in October 2025. She filed a separate wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the City of Medicine Hat for $465,000.
PRC Accepts Jurisdiction in Complaint Against Chief Murphy et al
Justice grinds slowly. After 19 months - delayed by criminal charges that were later withdrawn - the Police Review Commission has accepted jurisdiction over complaints filed by two Medicine Hat journalists against Chief Murphy and other members of the MHPS.
Geraldine 1 - City Hall 0
Under this law, chalk is legally the same as spray paint. The bylaw also doesn't mention sidewalks. But spray paint on a sidewalk is clearly graffiti. So if chalking a building is graffiti, then chalking a sidewalk is also graffiti. Every hopscotch grid. Every "you are loved" message. All of it. Illegal.
