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We Must Get Our Own House In Order to Attract New Investment to Our City
All the best ideas in the world will not bring in investors unless we have our own house in order. Until we do, nobody is going to want...
allardkg
Aug 66 min read


Communications Failure By City Communications Department
They Really Screwed the Pooch on Communicating the Transportation Master Plan The first thing you learn in communications class is that...
allardkg
Jul 276 min read


Municipal Inspection Report - First Glance
Sept 3 2024 The Municipal Inspection Report was published Monday night on the government website and it appears to be very critical of...
allardkg
Jul 235 min read


What I've Done Since 2021
Even though I was not elected in the 2021 election I kept following Council; I kept writing articles which led to a new career path. Here...
allardkg
Jul 124 min read


Positive Transit Changes!
January 22 2024 at Medicine Hat Mall I have been advocating for better transit since 2021, it was part of my platform. In February 2025 I...
allardkg
Jul 14 min read


Administration's Been Watching Me and Trying to Shut Me Up Since 2021
April 2024 I made a personal FOIP request with the City of Medicine Hat and discovered they had been acting like Big Brother during the...
allardkg
Jun 304 min read


Council Committee of the Whole Budget Deliberations - Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Budget Slashed!
Council Chambers Wed Nov 16 at 4 pm IMH Appears to Be on the Way OUT Again, NOT set in stone. Must still be approved by council. (Re the...
allardkg
Nov 13, 20222 min read


Council Committee of the Whole Budget Deliberations Off-Site Levy (OSL) Rate Review
This is part of the proposed budget which will be deliberated in public for the very first time ever on Wednesday November 16 at 4pm in...
allardkg
Nov 13, 20223 min read


It Seems We’ve Replaced King Bob with Queen Merete Pt 2
Repeal Bylaws 4662 and 4311! This combines two posts originally published to my Facebook page. RECAP (Not all is verbatim) Acting City...
allardkg
May 4, 20224 min read


It Seems We’ve Replaced King Bob with Queen Merete
April 26 2022 Council Employee Committee (CEC) Meeting I’ve been silent about Merete Heggelund’s appointment as Acting City Manager...
allardkg
May 3, 20223 min read


$3,000,000 and Not a Pot to Piss In
Tom from Community TV https://www.comtv.ca/ sent me these photos and asked me to write an editorial. (Photo Credit Community TV) Here...
allardkg
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Origins of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Pt 3
Nov 2 2018 Ryan Jackson (Invest Medicine Hat) said: “The potential to build a bio-diesel refinery in Medicine Hat is part of...
allardkg
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Origins of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Pt 2
Ryan Jackson, Jon Sookocheff, Aurora, Folium Biosciences, Contract Transfer, Orka “Jackson told the News that after working with the...
allardkg
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Origins of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Pt 1
In 2015, the running of IMH was contracted to Ryan Jackson’s company Rameco Consulting. IMH is trademarked, it legally belongs to the...
allardkg
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Invest Medicine Hat, the NWIA Plan and the Clubs Pt 3
What Can Council Do to Fix It? Recap – this Plan will eventually displace existing clubs, some who’ve been there 30 years. They’ve...
allardkg
Apr 16, 20222 min read


Invest Medicine Hat,The NWIA Plan and the Clubs Pt 2
Where the Hell Are They Supposed to Go? Invest Medicine Hat #IMH was in charge of developing this plan, they hired #Stantec. IMH boasts...
allardkg
Apr 16, 20222 min read


Invest Medicine Hat, the NWIA Plan and the Clubs Pt 1
Background. Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) wants to develop the Northwest Industrial Area. Five clubs lease some of that land from the City,...
allardkg
Apr 15, 20222 min read


An Open Letter to Council Re No Holiday Transit Service
I sent this letter today, I added the links to this post. If you want to copy this letter to send to council members, please feel free to...
allardkg
Feb 21, 20223 min read


So Who Will Be Our Acting CAO January 31?
I’ve heard from a number of people who are concerned that the Managing Director of Energy and Infrastructure Brad Maynes will be chosen....
allardkg
Jan 23, 20222 min read


Our CAO is Gone But Our Work is Not Yet Done
Our CAO/City Manager announced his retirement yesterday, I am overwhelmed with joy. I like to think that I may have played some small...
allardkg
Jan 22, 20222 min read
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