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Town & City Profiles

Medicine Hat ..............................................................page 2 Redcliff..........................................................................page 2 Foremost......................................................................page 4 Drumheller ..................................................................page 5 Seven Persons ............................................................page 6 Bow Island ...................................................................page 7 Taber .............................................................................page 9 Vauxhall........................................................................page 9 Suffield/Ralston ......................................................page 10 Red Deer County ...................................................page 10 Tilley ...........................................................................page 11 Rosemary ..................................................................page 11 Bassano .....................................................................page 12 Brooks ........................................................................page 12 Cypress County ......................................................page 13 Irvine ..........................................................................page 13 Walsh ..........................................................................page 13 Oyen ...........................................................................page 14 Hanna ........................................................................page 15 Acadia Valley ...........................................................page 17 Empress .....................................................................page 18 Schuler ......................................................................page 18 Manyberries .............................................................page 20 Special Areas ...........................................................page 22

Medicine Hat

Crush optimistic about city’s economy in 2010 ...................................page 23 Florist doing remarkably well .....................................................................page 24 Future of Medicine Hat’s event centre uncertain ...............................page 25 Interest in Box Springs sign economy improving ................................page 26 Crescent Heights business development welcome ............................page 27

Years of hard work has paid off for Accessible Accessories...................................................................................page 28 Chambers of Commerce look for new members .................................page 30 City hopes to become leader in solar technology...............................page 32 Downtown development plan eagerly awaited ..................................page 33

Province’s cash infusion helps affordable housing in Hat ..................................................................................................page 34 City police eye expanding facilities ..........................................................page 35 Municipal Election 2010 Preview ...............................................................page 36

Community Foundation issuing new grants: Christie ........................................................................................page 39 Medicine Hat’s events gaining in popularity .........................................page 40 Area tourism benefitting from ‘stay-cations’..........................................page 40

Historic Clay District to undergo major restoration .............................................................................................page 41

CCUV’s helicopter just one example of new technology ..........................................................................................page 42 MedicAir looking for stability in 2010 ......................................................page 43 Demand for services of charities grew in 2009.....................................page 47 Volunteers give and receive at resource centre ...................................page 47 Stuber has 20 years of volunteering behind her ..................................page 48 Age no handicap of volunteer Carlson ....................................................page 48 The Chamber Business Award Winners ...................................................page 49 SE Alberta adapting to impact of climate change ..............................page 55

Medicine Hat News celebrating 125 years of change........................................................................................page 56

Education

Area school boards dealing with cash crunch ......................................page 59 Kids say the darndest things about the Hat ..........................................page 59 Cypress College seeing more mature students ....................................page 60 City’s schools increasingly going green ..................................................page 61 Enrolment is up at college ...........................................................................page 62 Power centre training program at capacity ...........................................page 63 College attracts many foreign students ..................................................page 64 Path to college degree includes language training ............................page 65 Area’s nursing grads facing uncertain future ........................................page 66 High School grads optimistic about future ...........................................page 67

Sports

Tigers have long history of accomplishment ........................................page 68 Lack of event centre impacts city ..............................................................page 68

Roller Derby elbows its way into hearts of fans ...................................page 69 Mavericks return to renovated Athletic Park .........................................page 70 Minor hockey dealt with year of changes ..............................................page 71 Top prizes help draw curlers to Medicine Hat .......................................page 72

City swimmers benefit from hard work, determination ............................................................................page 73 Combative Sports in Medicine Hat ...........................................................page 74

1 — REPORT ON SOUTHEAST ALBERTA 2010 ■ Celebrating our Community

Brooks Cactus Pheasant curling classic well-regarded ..................................................................................................page 75

Surrounding Areas

Area gas producers want more changes to royalty regime .............page 84 SE Alberta drilling activity less dire than predicted ............................page 84

Region entrepreneurs making headway in agri-food sector ..........page 85 Cattle industry looking forward to better time ....................................page 85 Cypress County planes renovations in Dunmore ................................page 86 Wind projects to benefit economy and environment .......................page 86 Jobs, wind projects depend on transmission line approval ............page 87 Badlands looking to act on plans in 2010 ..............................................page 88 Bow Island Chamber seeks more involvement of members ...........page 89 Families returning to their rural roots ......................................................page 89 Oyen area producers want to buy rail line .............................................page 90 Importance of water availability being driven home in region ......page 91 Regional water report to be published ...................................................page 92

Brooks

City of Brooks Celebrating its 100 year anniversary ...........................page 95 Shakespeare by the tracks in Brooks ........................................................page 95 Brooks civic candidates weigh their options .........................................page 96 Going green priority in Brooks ...................................................................page 97 Brooks coping well with energy sector downturn ..............................page 97 Brooks school board don’t anticipate cuts .............................................page 98 Anderson exemplary Brooks volunteer ...................................................page 99 Brooks charities meeting increased demand ........................................page 99 Mom making a beeline to Brooks arena ..............................................page 100 Newell water system anticipates growth.............................................page 101 Brooks multi-cultural society ...................................................................page 101 Chamber of Commerce Business Awards ............................................page 102

Entertainment

CCDA proud of theater’s comeback .........................................................page 76 Rebbeck looks to expand Jazz Fest ...........................................................page 77 Musical is king in Medicine Hat ..................................................................page 78

Schools carve out place for themselves in local musical scene ...................................................................................page 79 Medicine Hat’s indie scene...........................................................................page 80 Ceramics, magpies just a few of Esplanade’s offerings ......................page 80 Tritt, Rimes to headline exhibition’s night show ..................................page 82 Little River Band not just another vintage act ......................................page 83 Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120