For the final episode of our podcast pilot project, host Jay Hitchen, Mayor Linnsie Clark, and Councillor Ramona Robins speak with Medicine Hat Public Library’s Chief Librarian, Ken Feser about the very important role that public libraries play in our communities. More than just books, libraries act as a community living room with librarians working alongside social workers to provide essential services and connection to all. Tune in to hear stories of the impact our library is making.

The very real concerns around homelessness, housing, drug use, and mental health are rearing their head across North America, and Medicine Hat is no exception. This week on Public Matters, joined by Jaime Rogers, Manager of Housing and Homelessness for Medicine Hat Community Housing Society, we break down the issues we have identified as a municipality, the system of care as it exists currently, spheres of responsibility to addressing these complicated issues, and where we go from here.

This month we are talking about everything from goats to disc golf to the upgrades at Echo Dale Park – it’s everything you want to know about parks in Medicine Hat this summer. Joined by Councillor Cassi Hider and Director of Parks, Dave Genio, our hosts Mayor Clark and Jay Hitchen lead us down the path (pun intended) to learn all about the community treasures contained in our parks system.

To connect with Parks, you can email parks@medicinehat.ca or call 403-529-8333