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Medicine Hat |
Population: 56,997 Households: 23,611 |
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WALMART
MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE
MEDICINE HAT GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
DOWN 3RD STREET SOUTHEAST
CITY OF MEDICINE HAT CITY HALL
CANADIAN TIRE
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Medicine Hat is located in southeastern Alberta and has the distinction of being “Canada’s Sunniest City”, with more than 2,500 hours of sunshine per year.
Situated at the crossroads of the Trans Canada Highway 1 and Highway 3 and close to Lethbridge (168km), Calgary (293km) and the United States border(146km), Medicine Hat is the southeast entrance to Alberta’s industrial corridor.
Economic Base:
- Oil & Gas
- Construction Aggregates
- Clay: thriving ceramic industry
- Agriculture: has been a primary contributor to the economy
- Manufacturing
- Retail & Service Sector: some of the largest retail and service sector employees includes supermarkets, department stores, food services, banks and credit unions, and places offering accommodations and lodging, municipal, provincial and federal government agencies, hospitals and school divisions
- Tourism
- Proximity to Canadian Forces Base Suffield: Located about 50 km northwest of Medicine Hat, CFB is one of the largest military training areas in the western world consisting of 2,690 square kilometres (1681 square miles) it is roughly 2/3 the size of Prince Edward Island. The base incorporates military training, defence research, agricultural use, and vast oilfield reserves.
Sources:
albertafirst.com;
Population/hhld source: 2006 Community Profile Census(STATSCAN)
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