Danielle and Wade Hodgman relax on the patio of Station Coffee on Third Street on Friday afternoon. A new ranking of Canadian cities by Maclean s Magazine states the Hat is No. 21 on the list of Canada s best cities to live and work remotely. News photo Collin Gallant
The Hat sits on the top shelf when it comes to a growing discussion of best communities to live and work remotely.
Medicine Hat sits at No. 21 on the list compiled by Maclean’s Magazine of communities nationwide, based on criteria including crime severity, cost of living and access to health care and amenities.
Local tourism group will help Walsh as best it can
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Government policy
With Cypress County taking over operations of the Welcome Centre in Walsh, local tourism officials say they will offer assistance where needed. PHOTO COURTESY CYPRESS COUNTY
Tourism officials in Medicine Hat say they will do what they can to help a Cypress County effort to keep the tourism centre in Walsh promoting the region.
And even though 2021 presents an unclear picture for the tourism sector, there is opportunity to capitalize, says Jace Anderson, head of the Hat-based Destination Marketing Organization.
“There will be a lot of pent up interest in vacations in the summer,” said Anderson. “And we expect to see a number of those people on the highway.”
Downtown plan touted, but too good to be true?
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Do you agree with the city’s decision to collapse certain advisory boards into one, nine-member Community Vibrancy Board?
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According to some observers a new vision for downtown looks similar to long-standing plans and could be difficult to achieve, but might be worth it in the end.
Featuring the South Saskatchewan River has been in high-level city plans for years, and more recently planners have alluded to a “Waterfront District” that was revealed Tuesday at the State of the City address.
At its centre, a new amphitheatre built on the slope below Riverside Veterans Memorial Park would lead to a pedestrian promenade along River Road. A raft of other changes and incentives could be brought in along the one-kilometre stretch of shoreline.