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Council Committee of the Whole Budget Deliberations - Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Budget Slashed!

allardkg

Nov 13, 2022
2 min

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 pics of the document - the paperwork is a little confusing because of this - “NET EXPENSES (REVENUES)” Normally expenses /losses are indicated by brackets, not revenues /profits. Also, numbers are in thousands, not millions.) Projections for IMH Land and Investment pg 76 Nov 7 City Council Meeting agenda packet 2022 - $5,103,000 profit (th

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allardkg

Apr 19, 2022
3 min

$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 it is. After I submitted the first version Tom said: "Good read!!! I think I could stand to see the word piss in there a few more times." So, I obliged. Happy reading! Invest Medicine Hat and a History of How Our Money Was Pissed Away on Tin Can Alley $3,000,000 and Not One Pot to Piss In April 2019 Property sold to Spero Hydrocarbons owne

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Origins of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Pt 3

allardkg

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

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 joint-venture discussions made public Thursday between a renewable energy technology firm and an investors group in Grande Prairie.” https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2018/11/02/bio-diesel-refinery-possible/ Dec 16 2018 “Raphael Bohlmann, president of Renewable U, stated Tuesday that the group is preparing to acquire land in Grande Prairi

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Origins of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Pt 2

allardkg

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

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 Colorado-based company to promote the city, he was offered the position. After receiving city council approval to transfer the economic development contract, he’ll join Folium on April 1 (2019).” Guess who it was transferred to - “From the city’s perspective, it needed to approve the transfer of the contract to operate Invest – which is legal

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Origins of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Pt 1

allardkg

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

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 City. IMH started the process of bringing in Aurora Sun in 2017; a MOU was signed with the City in April 2018. It was going to be the world’s biggest marijuana grow/processing plant promising 450 well paying permanent jobs starting in February 2019. "The MOU includes a 10-year 42 mega watt energy supply agreement." https://lethbridgenewsnow.com

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Invest Medicine Hat,The NWIA Plan and the Clubs Pt 2

allardkg

Apr 16, 2022
2 min

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 “From business development to planning services and procurement, we are here for you. “ https://www.investmedicinehat.ca/about-us To me it is not enough to identify a #problem, you must also identify a #solution. So why have they not identified possible locations for the clubs? Surely, they know what is available. Isn’t that their JOB? Maybe

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Invest Medicine Hat, the NWIA Plan and the Clubs Pt 1

allardkg

Apr 15, 2022
2 min

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, some have been there for 30 years. They were all pretty much told to move there at the City's request. Now IMH says they will need to relocate in 10-15 years but has no place for them to go. Their leases have a clause where they can be kicked out with 90 days notice, lease or no lease. This is from a series of Facebook posts starting April

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My Take - the Deloitte Review of the IMH RFP Process Part 2

allardkg

Oct 6, 2021
4 min

My Take - the Deloitte Review of the IMH RFP Process Part 2

"The City spent $75,000 and did not even request a review on what people were so angry about. To be clear, Deloitte did the job they were asked to do, I'm not suggesting they did anything wrong, at all. The problem is they were not asked the right questions." I did a little more digging about the IMH RFP and what I found shocked me. I think you will feel the same when I show you what I uncovered. (I could not copy and paste as it was watermarked so I had to type it all out.

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My Take on the Deloitte Review of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Request For Proposal (RFP) Process

allardkg

Oct 5, 2021
3 min

My Take on the Deloitte Review of Invest Medicine Hat (IMH) Request For Proposal (RFP) Process

The City spent $75,000 and did not even request a review on what people were so angry about. To be clear, Deloitte did the job they were asked to do, I'm not suggesting they did anything wrong, at all. The problem is they were not asked the right questions. I was angry about the fact - 1 the RFP was changed so city workers could bid on it, previously not allowed 2 the RFP was vague at best and the Value Added section was very concerning 3 that this ten year contract would be

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Upcoming Review on the Invest Medicine Hat RFP Fiasco Part 2

allardkg

Oct 4, 2021
1 min

Upcoming Review on the Invest Medicine Hat RFP Fiasco Part 2

Timeline on the Request for Proposal to Outsource Invest Medicine Hat Oct 2018 – Bob Nicolay hired as CAO/City Manager. Aug 2019 – Previously outsourced IMH brought in as a City Department. https://www.medicinehat.ca/en/news/city-merges-economic-development-efforts-into-invest-medicine-hat.aspx Feb 25 2020 – Jason Melhoff hired as Managing Director IMH, start date March 2 2020. https://www.medicinehat.ca/en/news/cao-announces-managing-director-of-invest-medicine-hat.aspx Feb

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Upcoming Review on the Invest Medicine Hat RFP Fiasco Part 1

allardkg

Oct 4, 2021
2 min

Upcoming Review on the Invest Medicine Hat RFP Fiasco Part 1

We are promised the results of an independent review at tonight’s council meeting. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2021/09/07/third-party-review-of-invest-medicine-hat-procurement-scandal-to-be-completed-by-oct-4/ I fully expect the review will show no legal wrongdoing. After all they changed the RFP so that city employees could bid on it, something that is fishy in itself. Let’s see what it says ethically. Current council, City manager Bob Nicolay and IMH staff all refuse to admit

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allardkg

Sep 27, 2021
2 min

We Need New Blood!

Ad preview This was originally posted on Facebook July 22 2021. The RFP was shut down; we are promised the results of a review before the election. I just want to make sure everyone remembers. “City officials say there is legally no conflict of interest because they specifically included a clause allowing current city employees to bid on the process.” https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2021/07/20/new-mayoral-candidate-says-process-to-contract-out-invest-medicine-hat

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allardkg

Aug 28, 2021
2 min

Attention Whistleblowers

I’ve set up a PO Box for anonymous tips about what’s been happening and is now happening at City Hall, City Departments, anything to do with City Management. Allard PO Box 975 Medicine Hat PO Main AB T1A 7G8 I’ve been disheartened to hear about mismanagement, abuse, cronyism, and nepotism and fear of reprisal for speaking out. Apparently the City has Whistleblower protection but there is no confidence in it. Again, this is like a bad movie. I did not go into this campaig

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