Medicine Hat

The city of medicine Hat has something meant for everyone. Local events, like the Spectrum Sunshine Festival, Family Leisure Centre, Medicine Hat Speedway and the Medicine Hat Motorplex, Police Point Park, Canada Day and the Standfly Festival, Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede, Medicine Hat JazzFest are only some of the popular tourist attractions, to mention some. The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede (or otherwise referred to as MHE&S) is a "Not for Profit" volunteer community service group, founded in order to provide the City of Medicine Hat and District with events, facilities and programs. The Esplanade was built during the year 2005 as one of Alberta's Centennial Legacy Projects. It combines museum, performing arts theatre and art all under one roof. Echo Dale Regional Park is the biggest park system of Medicine Hat. It comprises a scenic riverbanks and hiking trails on the South Saskatchewan River Valley. There are likewise two man made lakes which could be utilized for boating and another used for swimming.

The department of Parks and Outdoor Recreation helps to manage the urban landscape by maintaining the highest of standards in building various recreational opportunities and outdoor leisure. For golf lovers, they can select from a lot of golf courses accessible everywhere. Cottonwood Golf Course is situated in southwest Medicine Hat along the banks of the Seven persons Creek, Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club is located along the north banks of the southwest Saskatwechan River; Paradise Valley Par 3 is located along the banks of the Seven Persons Creek; Ross Creek Par 3 is situated along the banks of the Bullshead Creek; Riverview Golf Course is located within Redcliff along the banks of the South Saskatchewan River; the Links at Desert Blume are located immediately south of the City; Medicine Hat's only full time golf instructional facility is Advantage Golf Academy which is situated at Cottonwood Coulee Golf Course.

The city of Medicine Hat is located on the Canadian Pacific Rail main line as well as the Trans-Canada Highway. These transportation networks offer business and industry links to trading centres all over North America and good access to the ocean-going ports of the Pacific. The city does not impose a business tax, since their entire tax system is property-based. It also distributes and manages its very own natural gas and electric utilities. The dividends from these utilities are subsequently shared along with taxpayers, that consequently causes lower utility and tax rates within the nation.