A long empty strip mall bay across from city hall, a former car dealership, liquor stores, general retail bays and an oil and gas office are among properties earmarked for transformation into cannabis retail outlets in Medicine Hat.

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City of Medicine Hat utility customers will be charged an additional fee next year, and now administrators in Cypress County are examining whether they, too, should add franchise fees not currently billed.

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City councillors will debate whether soon-to-be-legal marijuana should be treated the same as tobacco within local smoking bylaws when city council convenes next Monday.

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A plan launched six years ago to expand fire coverage in Medicine Hat without adding expenses could be complete after the September long weekend, officials tell the News.

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A busy connection between the South Hill and the south end of town was closed Monday night as crews began repaving Old Cemetery Road.

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Two of the final three berms to provide protection from flood waters are close to completion, with the third expected to be constructed in 2019.

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There appears to be little opposition to the zoning bylaw change required for the seniors’ living complex planned for Strachan Road.

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The safety of staff, customers, needle debris and economic repercussions are some of the concerns being expressed by Tim Hortons regarding the supervised consumption site planned for Medicine Hat.

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