Power plant's future will be election issue - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News
City utility and elected officials say they hope to form a better relationship with ratepayers alongside a choice to halt major decisions on the power plant until after the fall election. One vocal opponent of a sale says the future of the utility will almost certainly become a ballot box issue. “I don’t think candidates will have the luxury of sitting by and not having an opinion,” said Alison Van Dyke, who arranged an online petition calling on the city to maintain public ownership of the 110-year-old power company. Hatters next go to the municipal polls in October, and Mayor Ted Clug...