1. City Centre Development Agency
New sletter
Notes from your Executive Director October2011
Halloween is here and soon it interested, give the office a
will be that time to start call to arrange to view Inside this issue:
thinking about Christmas. Are them. Lots of lights to suit Notes from Director 1
you ready for Midnight every window and business
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Madness on Nov 24 ? This is downtown. And did I say Who’s New 1
the biggest event downtown! that they are FREE! You Board Vacancies 1
The tree lighting ceremony would be silly not to take
this year will be in Batus Park advantage of this. Late-Night Shopping 2
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on 2 Street at 6:00PM.
Christmas Lights 2
There is still time to put in
We had our free Christmas your nomination for the Upcoming Events 2
light/decoration give away on Board vacancies. Do you
rd Committee Meetings 3
Sun the 23 . There are still want to make a difference
lights available so if you are downtown? Get involved. Board Members 3
Who’s New?
Please help us in welcoming:
Miss La T Da at 401 3rd St
Microdyne Computer Services at Suite 203, 660 2nd St
Lots of stirrings downtown and just to pique your interest … Be ready for a double
grand opening very soon on a certain block of 2nd Street!
Unfortunately we’ve said goodbye to The Dressing Room and Achieve Capital
Mortgage Corporation. All the best to you in your future endeavors.
Call for Board Vacancy Nominations
There are numerous City-wide If you are interested in getting For more information
committees looking for involved, please find the please contact the City
participation, the City Centre required application form at Clerk at (403) 529-8234
Development Agency Board the City Clerk Department,
nd Or the Assistant City
is one of them. located on the 2 Floor of City
st Clerk at (403)529-8220
Hall (580 1 St SE).
Applications must be Or you can find the application
submitted by 4:30 PM, on the City’s website at
Friday, November 4. www.medicinehat.ca

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Late-Night Shopping Christmas Lights Reminder
The general consensus of the businesses Be sure to stop by and pick out your
Christmas Lights ReminderFREEChristmas lights and decorations this
participating was to continue the promotion
at least up until Christmas. Those
weekend!
businesses that are unable to be open this
entire time are encouraged to run late-
nights at least from Midnight Madness to
Christmas. As such, the CCDA will
continue to advertise for this promotion.
CCDA Board members will be present to assist you
in your selections at the following time and location:
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Sunday, October 23 form 1 – 5 PM
At The City of Medicine Hat’s Vehicle Service
Compound located at 201 Marshall Avenue SE,
which is located just off of Spencer St, right by
Knowles Electric.
Upcoming Events
Nightmare on 2nd Street Fear Fest – The winners of the
Midnight Madness
Halloween/Autumn decorating
October 24th to 31st contest are: 20/20 Vision and th
November 24 is fast-
The Festival starts this week! And Phase II Boutique and approaching! What are your
with Dracula the Musical, Collectibles. Prizes were 2 Fear plans? Please let us know if you
Halloween movies at the Monarch, Fest/Dracula VIP Passes (a value haven’t already. This event takes
Ghost Tours, Haunted House and of $90) and 2 passes to a lot of planning.
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a skateboarding competition, Nightmare on 2 Street Fear Fest
there’s something for everyone! passes (value of $30).
We are very excited about this
See the following links for more year’s event! And we’d love to
details: hear your ideas and suggestions.
http://www.rock1053.ca/events/mo Or better yet, have you attend
re.jsp?content=20110930_143125 one of the Promotions Committee
_6224 meetings. The more the merrier!
http://themonarch.net/
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The Phantom of the Opera Event will be on Saturday, November 26 . Much like the grand theatre opera houses,
there will be tiered level seating that will include dinner and the movie. And we ask that you dress to impress. What a
fun night out and a great opportunity for corporate Christmas parties! Stay tuned for more details of this CCDA
fundraising event in support of The Monarch Theatre.

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CCDA Committee Meetings
All meetings are held at the Development Committee encouraged to attend and bring
CCDA office board room located Meeting – meets on the first and issues or concerns which they feel
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at 608 3 St SE. third Friday mornings at 8:00AM the CCDA can assist them with.
We discuss Streetscape, Parking, The Board Chair is Lorraine Dalla-
Promotions Committee – meets Christmas Lights and other Longa and you can contact her at
developments. The Development 403-977-1363.
every second Monday at 5:00PM
Committee Chair is Kent Snyder
All business owners are
and he can be reached at 403-529-
encouraged to get involved. We
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discuss upcoming downtown
events, offer suggestions for new CCDA Board of Directors - meets
ones and brainstorm new ideas. on the second Tuesday of every
We really need some help on this month at 7:30AM
committee. The Promotions
Committee Chair is Hal Benson At this meeting we discuss all
and you can contact him at 403- issues concerning the downtown.
526-6904. At 8:30AM, Stakeholders are
The mandate of the CCDA is to encourage the future
CCDA Board Members business development of the Down Town, to promote
the Down Town as a shopping destination and
service area, and to help facilitate the sustainability of
new and existing businesses in the Downtown.
Chair – Lorraine Dalla-Longa, Director – Jeff Welling, Stone
Dance Connection, 403-977- Furs, 403-527-8200. City Centre Development Agency
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Director – Alderman Robert
Vice-Chair – Luc Beriault, Dumanowski, 403-527-7333. rd
608 3 Street SE
Positive Life Concepts, 403- Medicine Hat, AB
Director – Kent Snyder, Scheffer
527-6724. Phone: 403-529-5997
Andrew Ltd., 403-529-4244.
E-mail: ccda@shawbiz.ca
Director – Ronald Chaykowski,
Director – Les Schwabe, Capital mconrad.ccda@shawbiz.ca
Royal Bank Building, 403-528-
Strategies Insurance & Financial Fax: 403-487-5047
5391.
Inc., 403-526-6622.
Director – Greg Scott,
Director – Beth Perrier, 403-488-
Community Futures Entre-Corp,
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403-528-2824. We’re on the Web!
Director- Patrick McNally, PH www.ccdamedicinehat.com
McNally Associates Ltd., 403- If you are interested in joining http://twitter.com/#!/downto
527-5772. the CCDA Board, contact the wnMH
CCDA office at 403-529-5997. Facebook: Medicine Hat
Director – Hal Benson, Players
Downtown
Bench, 402-526-6904.