Desert Blume annexation push draws city and county interest
Medicine Hat mayor and Desert Blume residents discuss annexation as Clugston notes pressure to upgrade South Boundary Road. County Reeve Olson says talks are informal, with residents weighing city services, taxes, and potential tax advantages. Cypress County mill rates show city savings on a $500,000 home.
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Ted Clugston
Desert Blume
Medicine Hat
Cypress County
South Boundary Road
Clugston
Olson
Hillyer shifts bid as Lethbridge riding redraw trims allies
Incumbent Jim Hillyer announces a run in Medicine Hat after Lavar Payne retires, turning Lethbridge into a city county boundary realignment. Hillyer becomes the first declared Conservative candidate in the new riding stretching from Saskatchewan to Blood Reserve and Cardston, with plans to still back supporters in Lethbridge. He notes his home base stays Raymond and Stirling area as constituencies shift and hints at a possible cross-boundary bid via Paul Arthur.
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Lethbridge
Jim Hillyer
Medicine Hat
Lavar Payne
Hillyer
Saskatchewan
Blood Reserve
Cardston
Raymond
Magrath
Payne
Warner
Cardston County
Paul Arthur
Hillyer targets nomination in Medicine Hat riding
Lethbridge MP Jim Hillyer announced he will seek the Conservative nomination in Medicine Hat for the next general election after Payne announced his retirement. Hillyer, 40, lives in Raymond and says the change opens a path to run in the Medicine Hat Cardston Warner riding with support from across the constituency. Dan Hein of the Medicine Hat riding association has said he is considering a campaign and released a statement within a week of Payne’s retirement news.
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Jim Hillyer
Lethbridge
Conservative
Medicine Hat
Hillyer
Raymond
Cardston-Warner
Payne
Dan Hein
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