Anyone out there know anything about Medicine Hat.We were all set to land in Vancouver in about 3 weeks (without a job),Then was contacted about a possible job offer in the oil & gas industry in Medicine Hat.Done a bit of research on the place,but wont have time to visit if the job offer is good.Any advice?

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Will be going there in August, but to late then. If you search this forum I think you'll find some one who actually lives there.

Best of luck. note weather there over the weekend.

Egads! If you're considering Vancouver because of the positives of Vancouver, don't even consider Medicine Hat. Nice place to visit because you get to leave.

You musta been there more often than I have then huh?

I visit about two or three times during the summer for some retail therapy (and winter when I get twitchey!) and it may be that as I'm comparing it to Swift Current, Saskatoon and Calgary I may be a bit biased but I like it. Had a drive round the residential parts of town last time and they mostly looked well kept and transport was newer cars and trucks. On another postive side, its a way lot dryer than Vancouver (other than the recent storms :scared: ). Check out the price of property on www.mls.ca Seemed to me when I looked last year the price of property was reasonable compared to Calgary. I think it has its own website but not sure if it's www.medicinehat.ca or something like that. The british expats shop that was on the high street has closed sadly as the owner was married to an airman who got re-posted so there's a big base there somewhere too.

All in all, as I don't want/need the big city experience I'd be happy to live there. I probably have some links for you but can't find them easily so I'll repost later if I can find them


ps.....what might your timescale be????If I'm there before then I could take you some photos

just listening to the weather forecast which just said MH should get upto 35 degrees tomorrow you can tell its getting hotter, last night the mossies were sojourning at the 'all you can eat buffet' last night.....me...aaaaargh...itch