In 2021, Medicine Hat became the first city in Canada to achieve "functional zero" chronic homelessness, defined as three consecutive months where three or fewer individuals experienced chronic homelessness. Because of these reserves, the city is known as "The Gas City". Historically, Medicine Hat has been known for its large natural gas fields, being immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as having "all hell for a basement". The Cypress Hills (including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park) is a relatively short distance (by car) to the southeast of the city. Nearby communities considered part of the Medicine Hat area include the Town of Redcliff (abutting the city's northwest boundary) and the hamlets of Desert Blume, Dunmore, Irvine, Seven Persons, and Veinerville. Started as a railway town, today Medicine Hat is served by the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1) and the eastern terminus of the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3). It is also the sunniest place in Canada according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, averaging 2,544 hours of sunshine a year.
Medicine Hat was the sixth-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,230. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are within Cypress County. It is approximately 169 km (105 mi) east of Lethbridge and 295 km (183 mi) southeast of Calgary.
It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. South Saskatchewan River, Seven Persons Creek, Ross Creek
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