Medicine hat

Written by: Karen Ung, Play Outside Guide. "Have you ever been to Medicine Hat?" Abby Czibere from the Visitor Centre asks. I feel bad when I tell her no,

St. John's Presbyterian, Medicine Hat, Alberta with it's famous ancient cottonwood.....in a snowstorm.

This year, Medicine Hat became the first city in Canada to effectively end homelessness. Almost 900 people in this small town of 61,000 have been placed in rent-free apartments or houses. And the benefits are clear: police calls and hospital emergency room visits are down. "You're going to end homelessness? Yeah ok, good one," he recalls thinking. But the society argued that the $20,000 per year cost of housing someone was as much as four times less than the expense of policing and health…

Looking east on Second Street

The ultimate guide for the best things to do in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

A photo set of the Canada Day fireworks over the Saamis Teepee in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Photography and video by Luke Fandrich.

My stay was hosted by Tourism Medicine Hat. Opinions are my own. Driving to Medicine Hat, Alberta, from the western province of British Columbia takes you from the desert-like region where I live, …

As we drive through Medicine Hat, the World’s Largest Tepee tempts us to stop and see what this small prairie city in southeastern Alberta, with the peculiar name, has to offer. With main masts as

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