Riverside School site on Nov. 3, 2025. Curtis Cruickshank/CHAT News

By Jesse Gill

POSSIBLE DEMOLITION

Demolition of Riverside School to be discussed at upcoming Municipal Planning Commission meeting

Nov 3, 2025 | 11:23 AM

The building that was home to Riverside School in Medicine Hat could be demolished if approved by the City’s Municipal Planning Commission.

The meeting will be held on Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, where the public is welcome to attend.

An application by Prime Builders Ltd. seeks the demolition of the two-story building located at 201 Second St. NW.

A planning and engineering review will be completed by the City’s Planning and Development Services, and will provide a recommendation regarding the application during the meeting.

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Riverside School closed its doors on June 30, 2017, after over 100 years as an educational facility in the community.

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READ: SD76 announces closure of Riverside School (Mar. 1, 2017)

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It has mainly sat empty since it closed, occasionally utilized by the Medicine Hat Police Service for training.

The Medicine Hat Public School Division put the school up for sale in the fall of 2017, with Covenant Care purchasing the site in July 2018 for $850,000.

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READ: Covenant Care purchases former Riverside School building (July 3, 2018)

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Residents in Riverside had brought forward a petition to preserve the building following the purchase.

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READ: Petition asking company to preserve Riverside School building during development (Aug. 2, 2018)

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No development on the property has taken place since the purchase.

An outdoor rink was relocated to the old Heald Pool Site, east of the former school site.

Medicine Hat city council approved the rezoning of the former Riverside School site to Direct Control in 2019, allowing residents to provide input to the council at the time of any development proposals.

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READ: City approves rezoning of former Riverside School Site (April 16, 2019)

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CHAT News reached out to Covenant Care about its current involvement with the property and is awaiting a response.