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Her opponents say that Alison Redford leads the party of the past but the Progressive Conservative leader says hers is the only party with a viable plan for Alberta's future.

It was a solid return flurry by the PCs Monday in the political battle for Medicine Hat, as leader Alison Redford spent the afternoon mingling with the electorate in southeastern Alberta's hub.

Downtown Medicine Hat was hopping on Saturday as crowds of families filled the sidewalks for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. "It was outstanding — we had an excellent day," said Mavis Conrad president of the City Centre Development Agency.

Progressive Conservative Leader Alison Redford will arrive in Medicine Hat this afternoon and will meet with local supporters and the public at candidate Darren Hirsch's campaign office. Hirsch and Cypress-Medicine Hat candidate Len Mitzel will welcome Redford at the event that should begin between 5 and 5:30 p.

"I think that this is a positive step forward," said Grade 12 student Rachel Brown, who, with classmate Katie Van der Sloot have garnered local and national science fair awards and international attention for their research into triclosan — a chemical used as an anti-bacterial agent that can be found in a wide range of household products.

The teen convicted of the triple murder of a Medicine Hat family in 2006 is "settling in" to the final stage of her 10-year sentence by working part-time and continuing post-secondary courses.

Wildrose leader Danielle Smith expects upgrades to the Medicine Hat Hospital will be high up on the ladder of priorities if her party is elected and they revamp how infrastructure projects are funded.

Court hears there is a low probability "of further acts of violence."

Len Mitzel will "absolutely" return the pay he received for sitting on a committee that has not met since 2008.