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MEDICINE HAT WELCOMES YOU
Natural gas has been an integral part of Medicine Hat’s development. When a Canadian Pacific Railway crew was drilling for water in 1883 and accidentally struck gas, little did anyone know it was one of the largest, low pressure,
sweet natural gas fields in the world with an estimated one trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
The first gas lights were installed on standards on the railway station platform and on street corners in the central part of town in 1894. The fact they burn 24 hours a day prompted Ripley’s Believe It or Not to feature Medicine Hat’s gas lights.
In 1901, the City of Medicine Hat began to develop its own gas business and in 1902 gas was turned on for City service. Today, the City’s Gas Utility remains a publicly owned business. It provides natural gas to customers at stable rates below the provincial average.
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Medicine Hat is a thriving community of more than 56,000 people. Residents continue to benefit from more than 100 years of public ownership of natural gas and electric utilities.
The city offers a wealth of amenities and facilities, among the lowest tax rates in Canada and utility rates in Alberta, friendly people, safe streets, and an enviable climate. The Medicine Hat Advantage – EXPLORE IT!
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Medicine Hat, Advice For People Moving Here
1. Save all bacon grease. You will be instructed later how to use it.
2. If you do run your car into a ditch, don’t panic. Four men in the cab of a four wheel drive with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don’t try to help them. Just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
3. Remember: We say please and thank you a lot. Men also nod their heads at everyone they walk by and women smile. We are just nice like that.
4. Get used to the phrase “It’s not the heat, it’s the wind
And the collateral phrase “You call this hot? Wait’ll August.”.
5. Don’t tell us how you did it somewhere else. Nobody cares.
6. If you think it’s too hot in the Summers, don’t worry. It’ll cool down-in December
7. A Mercedes-Benz is not a status symbol, a Tractor, a quad or a pick-up is.
8. If someone says they’re “fixin” to do something, that doesn’t mean anything’s broken.
9. Yes we do have a Dollar Store, Timmy’s and a Subway.
10. If you see a slower moving vehicle on a two lane road pull onto the shoulder that is called “courtesy”
11. Grilling is a necessity, no matter the weather.. someone is outside grilling something.
12. Flames and Oiler games must be taken into consideration for weddings, funerals, and divorces. Don’t plan ANYTHING on these days
13. Everything is better with Ranch dressing or ketchup
14. DO NOT honk your horn at us to be obnoxious, we will sit there until we die.
15. We pull over and stop for emergency vehicles to pass.
16. We pull over for funeral processions, turn our music off and men remove hats or caps. Some people put their hand over their heart.
17. “OPE” is a way of saying scuse me. You will catch on
18. If you don’t like the weather here, wait 15 minutes, it will change.
19. Hauling hay is a rite of passage.
20. The index finger wave from the steering wheel to everyone you pass on a country road.
21. If you hear your family or friends talk about POTLUCK or a CASSEROLE, sit down and take notes.
22. Every corner you take, you will see a cow, rig or a old barn.
23. We do say hey don’t judge us.
24. We do support our oil field!
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Clerks Office | (800) 456-7890 |
Treasures Office | (800) 456-7891 |
Managers Office | (800) 456-7892 |
Water Department | (800) 456-7893 |
Permitting Office | (800) 456-7894 |
Engineering Office | (800) 456-7895 |
Planning | (800) 456-7896 |
FireDepartment | (800) 456-7897 |
Police Department | (800) 456-7898 |
Rescue | (800) 456-7899 |
Water Department | (800) 456-7893 |
Permitting Office | (800) 456-7894 |
Engineering Office | (800) 456-7895 |
Planning | (800) 456-7896 |
FireDepartment | (800) 456-7897 |
Police Department | (800) 456-7898 |
Rescue | (800) 456-7899 |
Clerks Office | (800) 456-7890 |
Treasures Office | (800) 456-7891 |
Managers Office | (800) 456-7892 |
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