“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.
Updated - As Temperatures Plummet, Medicine Hat Has No Plan to Open Warming Centres
With a cold snap gripping Alberta, a critical disparity in emergency response for homeless residents has emerged between major cities and one of the province’s smaller urban centres.
Homeless to be Left in the Cold For Another Winter?
Administration was given a mandate to solve the long term shelter problem in July 2022… We are no closer to a long term shelter solution than we were three and a half years ago.
MEDICINE HAT’S TRANSPARENCY TANTRUM: City Spends Public Money Fighting a Ghost—And Keeps Losing
Instead of addressing the requests, the City ran to the OIPC to have them thrown out as “frivolous, vexatious, or made in bad faith.” The Commissioner’s adjudicator, in a masterclass of patient repetition, shot down each attempt.
Nov 19 Medicine Hat Police Commission Meeting
The bulk of the meeting was taken up by a presentation from the Family Crime Unit, Sgt Hubick and Cst Dola. It was very informative and worth watching - it comes early in the meeting.
