SEPTEMBER 2022 sustainability in mind. Moving forward, Joe says the city’s goal is to keep up the momentum. When it comes to development, Medicine Hat has been very proactive over the last few years, and they want to continue that proactivity. When it comes to their next slate of projects and upgrades, the city council and the community are still deciding on their priorities, but they know for sure they want to maintain the city’s amenity-advantage. The city also wants to continue fostering relationships with key business partners, including companies like Jim’s Electric – a family-owned electrical contracting business that has been serving Medicine Hat and southern Alberta for over 15 years. Their mission has long been to provide the city and surrounding areas with the best possible service and professionalism, and the highest quality of work. The City of Medicine Hat is always on the lookout for partners with those kinds of values. Lastly, the city also has a vision of attracting and retaining younger people. According to Joe, Medicine Hat has historically had a demographic that was slightly older than the rest of the province, and young people have been known to leave for university and work. Joe is personally an example of that – he grew up in the city but went to Calgary for university, only to move back once he had a family. The city now wants to create more opportunities for young people within their borders. “We want to create an environment that is both sustainable as well as exciting,” he says. “We want to allow for some of our kids growing up in this community to stay here and flourish and have good paying jobs and exciting opportunities.”
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