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Originally Posted by COGENT
Unfortunately I am part of the OP's example...
Medicine Hat - World's Largest teepee! So proud  |
Don't sell us short. The Hat is also known for it's gas! :P
[from Wikipedia]:
"Its major claim to fame is Rudyard Kipling's famous line "all hell for a basement"[4] referring to the vast reserves of natural gas beneath it. Because of the reserves, the city is known as The Gas City. It is Alberta's sixth largest city."
Also, for being dry, sunny and elderly-friendly.
[from Wikipedia]:
"Medicine Hat receives less precipitation annually than many other cities on the Canadian Prairies and plentiful sunshine (widely known as "The sunniest city in Canada")[8], making it a popular retirement city.
Plus, we've got a decent list of notable individuals:
- Roloff Beny, prolific artist and exhibitor
- Richard Edward Taylor, co-recipient of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Physics
- Ronnie Burkett, internationally famed puppeteer
- Terri Clark, country singer
- Murray Craven, former NHL hockey player
- Glen Edwards, test pilot, namesake of Edwards Air Force Base
- Daniel Federkeil, football player for the Indianapolis Colts
- Bruno Gerussi, actor
- Corey Hirsch, former NHL hockey goalie
- Mike Hudema, social and environmental activist
- Gordie Johnson, lead singer of Big Sugar
- Matt Keetley, Calgary Flames hockey goalie
- Blaine Lacher, former NHL hockey goalie
- Trevor Linden, former NHL hockey player and captain
- Susan Nattrass, an Olympian competitive shooter and an officer of the Order of Canada
- Kalan Porter, Canadian Idol winner, Season 2 (2004)
- Ashley van Ham, Winner of Canada's Worst Driver 4
And you can't forget the
Medicine Hat Tigers, the primary Junior club of these current NHLers:
- Cam Barker
- Jay Bouwmeester
- Jason Chimera
- Derek Dorsett
- Vernon Fiddler
- Darren Helm
- Joffrey Lupul
- Clarke MacArthur
- Rob Niedermayer
- Chris Osgood
- Kris Russell