Posts by City of Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat - The Veiner Centre will reopen its doors on Monday, November 9, 2020, reconnecting its members through limited activities while keeping health and safety a priority. The Centre will operate under reduced hours, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Medicine Hat – The installation of 136 new LED lighting high and low bay fixtures, as well as LED strip fixtures has been completed inside the Kinplex Arena. The green energy initiative replaces current fixtures for both ice surfaces, increasing the lighting levels in the arena significantly.

Medicine Hat – The City of Medicine Hat has completed the purchase and commissioning of two electric ice resurfacers as part of an on-going effort to find operational cost savings and efficiencies within the organization. A grant program available through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC) provided $100,000 towards the total investment.

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Medicine Hat – Medicine Hat Transit (MHT) is exploring ways to design an optimized public transportation system that is flexible and able to meets the needs of the community at a reduced cost to the taxpayer. .

Medicine Hat – On Monday, Sept. 14, the City of Medicine Hat opened Kinplex 1, the third ice surface to return to operation since facilities closed due to COVID-19.

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Medicine Hat – The City of Medicine Hat is now consulting with stakeholders and adjusting plans in light of today’s announcement from Special Olympics Canada (SOC) regarding the cancellation of the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games 2022 in Medicine Hat. With a number of challenges emerging due to COVID-19, including the inability to hold regional competitions in 2020 and the potential challenges with competitions into 2021, SOC elected to cancel the Games acknowledging that the typical pathways that qualify athletes for national competition are not possible.

Medicine Hat – Work to improve the safety, traffic flow, and capacity of the Family Leisure Center west parking area is now complete. Remaining landscape work will continue throughout September.

Medicine Hat – In line with the Big Marble Go Centre’s safe relaunch, additional programming will be available beginning Tuesday, September 1, 2020. “We’re excited to be able to offer more opportunities to play badminton, basketball and pickleball and are gearing up to be able to offer more than 30 fitness classes each week,” said James Will, General Manager of Parks & Recreation.