Kelly Allard 7/12/26 Kelly Allard 7/12/26

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.

Kelly Allard 1/19/26 Kelly Allard 1/19/26

Council to Post Committee Meetings On YouTube

The public has had to rely on what the news outlets published about them until Owl News decided the public had a right to these recordings. We started recording and uploading them to YouTube a few years ago, we have been the only news outlet that has done this.

Medicine Hat Owl 12/15/25 Medicine Hat Owl 12/15/25

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…

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