â–º Listen Live
â–º Listen Live

Medicine Hat elects first female mayor and five female councillors

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Medicine Hat has elected its first female mayor after a landslide victory for Linnsie Clark on Monday.

The 40 year old lawyer unseated incumbent Ted Clugston in dramatic fashion, garnering almost three times as many votes.

Clark took an unpaid leave from her work in the city solicitor’s office to run her campaign while Clugston was seeking his third term as mayor.

Clark won’t be the only new face on Medicine Hat City Council. In fact, it has a much different look compared to councils past.

Of the eight councillors elected Monday night to serve alongside Clark, five of them are women: Karen Ramona Robins, Allison Knodel, Alison Van Dyke, Cassi Hider, and Shila Sharps.

Only three incumbent councillors ran for re-election and two held onto their seats: Robert Dumanowski and Darren Hirsch.

Newcomer Andy McGrogan was also elected.

Tina Karst
Tina Karst
A Lethbridge College alumnus, Tina moved back to the community two years after convocation, in September 2007, to become a member of the CJOC News Team. She started as a weekend reporter/anchor and now serves as Associate News Director. When Tina's not tracking down local news, she's either busy at home with Jordan and their two kids or creating custom macrame pieces for a growing list of clients.
- Advertisement -

cjoc Now playing play

ckbd Now playing play

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Emergency department in Fort Macleod set for temporary closure this weekend 

The emergency department at the Fort Macleod Health Centre will be temporarily closed throughout the weekend. 

ALERT seizes more than $250K worth of drugs in Medicine Hat

Police have seized more than $250,000 in drugs in Medicine Hat, following an investigation by ALERT.

Emissions reduction projects in Lethbridge, Coaldale receive federal funding

Ottawa has announced funding for projects aimed at reducing emissions in both Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Street Wheelers Weekend revs up for another great year of burnouts, classic cruisin’

Get your motor running and head out to the city streets of Lethbridge, as the Street Wheelers Weekend revs up for another high-octane event.

Pair facing charges connected to guns, drugs seized in the Crowsnest Pass

Two people are facing charges connected to the seizure of drugs and weapons in the Crowsnest Pass. 
- Advertisement -