Appealing amenities Medicine Hat’s future-focus is one of the city’s most appealing qualities when it comes to business and investment, but that list of qualities goes on. Also significantly appealing, according to Joe, is the city’s balance between “large city amenities and small city benefits.” They have parks, pathways, a nearby provincial park with a ski hill and campsites, and a local college, and a WHL team – among a long list of other amenities – but at the same time, there’s little traffic, affordable real estate, affordable utilities, and a generally high standard of living. “Medicine Hat is just a really great community to raise a family,” Joe says. “It’s a perfect size. It’s easy to get around, you can get anywhere in 10 to 15 minutes. That matters. That adds up. When I worked in downtown Calgary, it took me an hour and a half to get home SEPTEMBER 2022
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