Council mulls lingering budget items before Dec 16 vote
City council continues debate on a 2025 2026 two year budget with key questions on a 250000 HALO grant and a 9.6 million composting plant. Officials warn of reserve fund implications and potential regional partnerships while staff push for a 5.6 percent tax rise and 3 fewer staff in a 1100 person workforce.
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City’s top cop slams photo radar pullback outside schools
Medicine Hat police chief Alan Murphy says police chiefs were blindsided by Alberta’s plan to end photo radar enforcement outside schools playgrounds and construction zones next spring. He notes eight unheeded requests for a meeting with the transportation minister and calls the move a slap in the face to road trauma victims and frontline workers.
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Retail council urges government aid in Canada Post strike
The Retail Council of Canada representing 54,000 storefronts calls on the federal government to intervene as a Canada Post strike enters its 19th day. It says the stoppage harms retailers and workers during the Black Friday to Cyber Monday period, while talks continue without a near agreement on wages safe conditions pensions and weekend delivery.
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