Linnsie Clark to get second term as Medicine Hat’s mayor

In Medicine Hat, incumbent Linnsie Clark has been declared mayor-elect.

This will be Clark’s second term as mayor.

She beat former MLA Drew Barnes by about 700 votes.

Clark says she’s ready to get to work with a new city council—and build positive relationships.

“It’s important for every person on council to feel like their voice is being heard and that they’re working toward something that they’re passionate about,” she said.

“The skill sets among the potential council are quite diverse.”

Clark is coming off a tumultuous first term that saw city council strip a lot of her powers and cut her pay.

Both her powers and pay were later restored by a judge.