Parking Services
Medicine Hat College has updated its parking regulations, effective July 1, 2024.
The following changes are aimed at enhancing accessibility and convenience for our college and community:
- Free Open Parking: All open parking lots on the Medicine Hat campus will offer free parking for stalls without a plug-in. Parking at the Brooks campus remains free.
- Plug-In Parking: Fees for plug-in parking stalls will remain in place. Users can continue to purchase monthly passes through the HotSpot parking app at a rate of $50 per month.
Fees for parking at residence units remain unchanged and all other parking regulations remain in effect, including loading zones and accessibility and campus service designated stalls.
Additional Information
Parking Lots & Rates
All parking lots on Medicine Hat and Brooks campuses are now designated “Open” with the exception of the following “Plug-in” locations (MH campus only):
- South lot near the B Wing entrance
- North lot near E Wing
- Cultural Centre (designated stalls only)
Plug-in permits are valid in Plug-in designated lots and stalls only. MHC is committed to energy conservation; the parking lots are subject to load shedding and cycling which means power is not on all day.
Parking for People with Disabilities
MHC offers parking spaces restricted for people with physical disabilities. A vehicle parked in a handicap designated spot will require a valid Alberta Motor Vehicle Handicap Permit.
Drop-off and Short-term Parking Zones
Drop-off/pick-up zones at the main building and the Cultural Centre are not to be used for parking; therefore, drivers in these zones must not leave their vehicle. If you are required to leave your vehicle for a short period of time, 20 minute short-term parking areas are available at the main building and Cultural Centre to allow users to drop off and/or pick-up items at the college. These zones are strictly enforced.
Towing of a vehicle from the campus shall only be used as a last resort when all other avenues for resolution of a violation have been exhausted.
Towing services will be provided by a private vendor and vehicles removed to a compound off campus.
Towing fines will be levied as per the vendor’s fee structure. Owners will be responsible to claim their own vehicles and pay the charges.
The violations resulting in towing include but are not limited to: parking in the following designated: roadways, crosswalks, loading zones, grassed areas, sidewalks, curbs, on parking bumpers, handicap spaces, barricaded areas, or in any manner which obstructs the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.