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Community Province Elevation (m) Population (Year) [1]; Lake Louise: Alberta: 1,600 m (5,200 ft) [2] 691 (2011) [3]: Banff: Alberta: 1,400 m (4,600 ft) [2] 7,851 ...
Medicine Hat Airport (IATA: YXH, ICAO: CYXH) is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. WestJet Encore services the airport daily from Calgary . During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).
Medicine Hat (Regional Hospital) Heliport CMH5 50°02′07″N 110°42′07″W / 50.03528°N 110.70194°W / 50.03528; -110.70194 ( Medicine Hat (Regional Hospital)
The Wild Horse Border Crossing connects the cities of Havre, Montana with Medicine Hat, Alberta on the Canada–United States border. It is reached by Montana Secondary Highway 232 on the American side and Alberta Highway 41 on the Canadian side. In 2012, the US replaced its border inspection facilities, which were originally built in 1964.
The name "Medicine Hat" is an English interpretation of Saamis (SA-MUS) – the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men. [14] Several legends are associated with the name of a mythical mer-man river serpent named Soy-yee-daa-bee – the Creator – who appeared to a hunter and instructed him to sacrifice his wife to get mystical powers which were manifested in ...
The Alberta portion of the Cypress Hills contains the tourist destination of Elkwater, a community with campground facilities located on the southern shore of Elkwater Lake. The townsite is mainly made up of summer cabins. Elkwater is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Medicine Hat.
Within Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is a controlled access highway with 6 interchanges. [7] The majority of the highway in the city is a freeway; however, a section between the South Saskatchewan River and Seven Persons Creek still has a few at-grade intersections. The length of Highway 1 within Medicine Hat is 13 km (8 mi). [6]
The South Alberta Light Horse traces its beginnings to the period of the Riel Rebellion of 1885. During this conflict the Rocky Mountain Rangers (RMR) of Fort Macleod, which comprised 150 officers and men, were tasked with the protection of the area ranging from the U.S. border to the High River and from the Rockies to Medicine Hat.