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Medicine Hat, Alberta

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The Resume

    (1883- )
    Located in Southern Alberta
    Founded by the Canadian Pacific Railway
    Nicknamed 'The Gas City'
    Population is 61,097
    Home of the World's Largest Teepee and the WHL's Medicine Hat Tigers
    Notable residents include Trevor Linden and Terri Clark

Why Medicine Hat, Alberta might be annoying:

    Most people refer to it as 'The Hat.'
    Like most Canadian cities on the Prairies, it has extremely cold winters and hot summers.
    The majority of the city was built upon hills.
    It was home to a P.O.W. camp during World War II.
    It received international attention after a mass murder which saw a 12 year old girl and her 23 year old boyfriend murder her entire family before fleeing (April, 2006).
    Famed author Rudyard Kipling once described the city as having 'all hell for a basement' as a result of the natural gas fields that surround the city.

Why Medicine Hat, Alberta might not be annoying:

    It is rumored to have gotten its name from a Native headdress worn by medicine men.
    As a result of being situated along the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, it is home to a lot of natural scenery.
    It is considered the halfway point between Vancouver, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba along the Trans-Canada Highway.
    It is considered a popular destination city among Canadian retirees.
    It is home to the famed Medicine Hat Tigers junior hockey team, which won two national championships in the 1980's.
    It named a park in honor of Canadian country music superstar Terri Clark, who considers the city her hometown.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 114 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 204 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 7.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 290 Votes: 42.07% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 57 Votes: 43.86% Annoying