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FIRST CO-OP IN MEDICINE HAT


FULL-SERVICE EXCAVATION


Hydro-vac Gravel hauling Com./Res. Construction


Water/Sewer line install and replacement, Plant sites, Oil/Gas and


everything in between.


Excavators, Mini hoes, Skid steers, Loader, Grader, Backhoe, Hydrovac, Dozers, End dumps, Belly dumps, Pup trailers, Gravel trucks.


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403.502.3512 Darrel 403.526.8054 Offi ce dlnagel@hotmail.com


www.dlnagelexcavating.com 6 | CO-OP Telling our Story


n 1939, when southern Alberta was struggling out of the great depression, a group of Medicine Hat


Businessmen held a meeting and formed the first Co-op in Medicine Hat.


Reverand Bainbridge, J. Lorraine, J.T. Cuyler, A. McNaughton, J.S. McNaught and Mrs. J.C. Middleton started the venture and sold 500 ten-dollar shares to residents of the city and district.


Bill Moore of Brooks was the first manager and was succeeded two years later by Charlie Carr.


The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) took over the supervision shortly after and installed Merve Hill as Manager, he was followed by Jack Rust in 1947. C.R. May was appointed General Manager.


In 1951 the Alberta Co- operative Wholesale Association Limited (ACWA) purchased the store from UFA along with several others in the province and set them up as a retail division of the wholesale. Still operating under the ACWA, the store was moved from the 300 block 6th Ave. SE to the 6th Ave SE location. It consisted of a food floor, hardware and appliances.


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