Economic Development

MEDICINE HAT IS HOME TO A NEW SURGICAL CENTRE. Southland Surgical Centre.

One of Sounantha Boss’s first memories comes from growing up on her family’s rural farm in Thailand. She recalls being only 3 or 4 years old while playing in the wooden house they lived in, supported by stilts sticking out of the brown mud that made its own home below.

ECONOMIES ARE COMPLEX AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IS OFTEN LARGELY PLACED ON GOVERNMENTS — BUT THE TRUTH IS THERE ARE MANY PLAYERS WHO IMPACT WHETHER AN ECONOMY WILL GROW. For example our educational institutions must produce the skills and talent necessary to fill jobs needed for industry to produce goods and services.

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT DOWNTOWN THAT KEEPS PULLING BEN BACK. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia of working in an area with over 130 years of local history.

As with many business owners in Medicine Hat Carole and Brendan Hillson, owners of McBride’s Bakery, have had to pivot in order to stay open and profitable during the new economic environment they face with the onset of COVID-19. Never one to back away from a challenge, they immediately began finding solutions to continue to provide services while maintaining social distancing and servicing people in isolation in their homes.

JAMIE DROESKE STARTED AT SACA, A LOCAL KICKBOXING CLUB, IN 2006/2007 FOR FUN AND IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT, LEADING HER TO PARTICIPATE AS A COMPETITOR. SACA was originally started by Shane Morgen in 2003 for those looking to add to their fitness routine or push to the limit in competition.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS GREATLY EVOLVED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THIS EVOLUTION HAS OCCURRED IN RELATION TO WHO HAS HELD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS PRACTICE AND AS WELL FOR THE APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN ITS APPLICATION.

Claude Bilodeau, Vice President and General Manager at the Black Velvet Distilling Company, is a man who cares deeply about the safety of the people around him. Black Velvet was founded in Lethbridge in 1973 with a mission to make great Canadian whisky and to support their community.

Elisha Ammann is the Executive Director of the. .

NAVNEET SINGH BHUI SEES A NOTABLE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POTENTIAL IN MEDICINE HAT, NAMELY DOWNTOWN MEDICINE HAT. He has a goal of turning downtown from a neighbourhood to an experience that residents and tourists look forward to visiting and can get excited about.