Medicine Hat Minute: Community Plan, Flood Protection, and Sea Cans Awarded

Medicine Hat Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Medicine Hat politics

This Week In Medicine Hat:

• On Monday, at 3:45 pm, there will be a Council Committee of the Whole Meeting. This meeting will be held entirely in-camera, away from the public eye, while Council discusses an Energy Business Matter and Recreation and Wellness Opportunities.
  
  
• The Audit Committee will meet on Tuesday at 3:45 pm. Much of this meeting will be closed to the public as well, while the Committee discusses the 2024 Year End Audit Report, 2024 Fraud Investigations, and the 2025 Cybersecurity Annual Status Report, among other items.
  
  
• The Development and Infrastructure Committee will meet on Thursday at 1:30 pm. The agenda includes unsightly property updates, incident reporting at the 6 Avenue and 3 Street SE intersection, and business licence fees.

Last Week In Medicine Hat:

• The City has awarded five applicants the sea cans that were previously located in Towne Square, with a deadline of April 15th to relocate them from Marshall Yard. The City received 14 applications after opening submissions in January for residents, businesses, and community groups to propose new uses for the containers. Concerns over safety, vandalism, and break-ins led to the decision to remove the sea cans, which were originally arranged as market pods. The City has not disclosed the names of the successful applicants, who are now working with planning and development services, and in some cases Alberta Transportation, to secure necessary permits.
  
  
• The Public Services Committee received a presentation on Momentum, Medicine Hat’s 10-year Community Well-Being Plan, which outlines several strategic objectives to enhance residents' quality of life. The framework focuses on areas such as poverty reduction, community safety, health and wellness, lifelong learning, economic opportunities, diversity, reconciliation, civic engagement, and overall well-being. Proposed actions include modernizing housing policies, expanding public services, supporting alternative policing models, increasing access to health and addiction resources, and fostering inclusive community spaces. The plan also emphasizes economic growth by reducing regulatory barriers and attracting business investments while promoting reconciliation through Indigenous partnerships and education. Additionally, it aims to boost civic participation through volunteerism and stronger community connections.
  
  
• It was announced that Medicine Hat will receive a portion of the Alberta government's $19 million investment for flood and drought protection. The funding will support the construction of 300 meters of shoreline protection along the South Saskatchewan River to safeguard the Medicine Hat Waste Water Treatment Plant. The funding is part of a broader initiative that will support ten projects across Alberta.

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