Neat to Know: May 29, 2025
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Your weekly roundup of City news, updates, and other important information.
Claws for celebration: Come watch the Tigers chase the cup
We’re hosting a Memorial Cup Watch Party at Co-op Place for the championship game on Sunday, June 1 at 5 p.m! Doors will open at 3:30 p.m.
The event is free, but attendees are required to book their free ticket to secure a seat. Reserve your spot at Tixx.ca.
Since announcing the watch party on Wednesday, 3,600 fans have already secure tickets as of 2 p.m. Thursday!
Read more below to see all there is to offer at this free, family-fun event.
To swim-finity and beyond!
Summer weather is finally here and this Friday, Strathcona Pool and Echo Dale Swim Lake both open for the season!
Strathcona will be opening on time, but a bit chillier than normal for the first few weeks of the season as it undergoes some boiler control panel repairs.
Grab your towel and swimsuit and head outside for a swim in the sun!
Street sweeping update
Our crews have completed over 85% of the residential portion of our 2025 Spring Street Sweeping Program!
Crews are completing Zone 15 today (Thursday). Only Zones 16 and 17, and paved lanes, remain.
View the street sweeping zone map, and stay up to date on all the latest progress by visiting https://medicinehat.ca/streetsweep
Land Use Bylaw refresh – new timeline to incorporate feedback
Since the City of Medicine Hat posted its Land Use Bylaw refresh draft document on its Shape Your City site in April 2025, staff have received regular public and stakeholder feedback on land use matters. Ensuring this feedback is addressed in a meaningful manner is a high priority for staff overseeing this process.
As feedback has been received, staff have made the assessment that more engagement is necessary to capture and address this additional feedback. The Land Use Bylaw refresh project timeline will require adjustment to provide enough time to properly undertake this engagement.
Staff are preparing a revised project plan with an updated timeline and communications plan.
We will provide the updated timeline and more information on this project once it’s available.
Go paperless and win: eTax edition!
Register for eTax before June 20 for a chance to win a $500 City of Medicine Hat gift card! You're automatically entered when you set up your account.
To add properties to your eTax account, you’ll need the access code printed on your tax notice - or contact us at tax@medicinehat.ca or 403-529-8111 and we can provide it to you.
Learn more at medicinehat.ca/paperless.
Exploring a Municipally Controlled Corporation:
Public Q and A sessions
Our energy business has been central to Medicine Hat’s identity since the early 1900s and is a significant source of community pride. While we explore the possibility of shifting part of our energy business to a municipally controlled corporation, let’s talk about it!
Join us in person on June 6 or virtually on June 11 to ask questions of our project team before attending the public hearing on June 24 to have your say.
Prepare in advance by:
In-Person Q and A
Friday, June 6, 2025
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In this come and go drop-in session, connect with our project team to learn more about why the City is considering a municipally controlled corporation for our electric distribution, gas distribution, and electric generation business units (and the supporting energy marketing and business analysis function).
Use this in-person engagement opportunity to ask questions so you are fully informed ahead of the public hearing on June 24.
Online Q and A Info Session
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
In this online virtual info session, our project team dives into why the City is considering a municipally controlled corporation for our electric distribution, gas distribution, and electric generation business units (and the supporting energy marketing and business analysis function).
Participants will be able to submit questions on screen in writing for our team to address during the presentation.
For details on each of these events and how to join, go to:
Downtown roads re-open
Sixth Avenue SE and Third Street SE have re-opened in downtown Medicine Hat as work on the Downtown Utility and Surface Upgrade Project nears completion!
The roadways re-opened Thursday morning after the completion of top-lift paving and a mid-block crossing on the 500 block of Third Street SE, and upgraded underground infrastructure and road restructuring on the 300 block of Sixth Avenue SE.
Minor work on boulevards adjacent to the roadway will continue as the final steps of the project. Roads and sidewalks will remain open for this work.
Tickets on sale tomorrow! Esplanade 2025-26 Performing Arts Lineup
Tickets for the Esplanade’s 2025-2026 Performing Arts Season go on sale to the public Friday, May 30 at 10 a.m.!
This week, we revealed an exciting new season of unforgettable live experiences... from music legends to magical moments, laugh-out-loud comedy, and inspiring theatre. With names like Econoline Crush, The Celtic Tenors, Shaun Majumder, and Josephine, you’ll want to be in line first!
2025 Alberta Regional FireFit Championships this weekend
Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Carriage House Parking Lot
Get ready for an action-packed (and FREE!) weekend as firefighters from across the country compete in an intense event that showcases strength, speed, and skill at the 2025 Alberta Regional FireFit Championships Event! There will be emergency vehicles on display and even a Junior FireFit course.
Municipal scope and funding
We’ve mentioned before that it is important to understand the various levels of government and their distinct roles as we prepare for the upcoming municipal elections.
Your municipal government, the City of Medicine Hat, handles services within the city’s municipal boundaries and our powers are determined by the provincial government, in this case Alberta's Municipal Government Act.
The City is funded by:
- Property taxes: The primary source of municipal revenue.
- User fees and rates: For services like water, garbage collection, parking, and recreation.
- Grants and transfers: From provincial/federal governments for infrastructure, transit, and other projects.
- Licensing and fines: Business licenses, bylaw infractions, etc.
Learn more at:
medicinehat.ca/threelevels
Trash talk: by the numbers
When you actually add it up, the numbers relating to waste and recycling in one year are quite impressive. Here are some statistics from our Environmental Utilities crews for 2024:
- 1,743,979 carts emptied
- 48,960 vehicles entered the Waste Management Facility (Landfill)
- 20,000 kg of free compost provided (approximately) during two compost giveaway events; the compost is produced from the organic materials collected in the seasonal yard waste collection program
- 101,934.3 kg of compressed natural gas (CNG) used, reducing approximately 376,757 kg of CO₂ emissions when compared to diesel waste collection vehicles. That’s equivalent to taking 84 passenger vehicles off the road for one year in Canada!
You can find cool stats like this all over our 2024 Annual Report.
Q1 Economic Development update
In a Council Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, May 26, Director of Medicine Hat Economic Development Selena McLean-Moore presented the first quarter management report on the City’s economic development efforts.
The presentation highlighted activities and achievements in each of its four pillars of focus: Business and Industry Development, Workforce Development, Investment Attraction ,and Investment and Growth Readiness.
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