Wal-Mart set to open in Medicine Hat amid mixed local reaction
The city council approved a 410000 land sale across from Medicine Hat Mall for a 9000 square metre Wal-Mart at Trans Canada Highway and South Boundary Road. Mayor Grimm says the store will draw shoppers from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, while some small businesses fear closures. Wal-Mart Canada cites job creation and local spending benefits, while others predict price competition may hurt local shops.
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Medicine Hat
Y Road
Chamber of Commerce
Leigh Smythe
Hatters
Grimm
Wal- Mart
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Saskatchewan
Smythe
Zellers
K-Mart
Little Guys
Gould
Discount
McDonald’s
Ald
Bernie Anderson
Rob van Doorn
Weather forecast update with frigid conditions
Cloudy with flurries expected and a high near minus twenty three tomorrow. Tonight will fall to minus thirty with a low around minus thirty six and a Monday high near minus twenty seven. Precipitation around 1.8 millimeters. See weather map on page A2.
Calgary couple carve 24 foot tree illusion on roof
Brenda and Jack Sieb create a Christmas spectacle in Glamorgan Calgary by placing one half of a 24 foot tree on the roof and the other in the living room. The halves appear as a single towering tree with lights and tinsels drawing amused crowds nightly.
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Brenda Lieb
Calgary
Siebs
Brenda
Jack
Warm Ontario Christmas as West rages with cold
Weather across Canada shows a warm Christmas in Ontario while the West endures extreme cold. Ottawa is among the coldest capitals yet the Great Lakes region enjoys unseasonable warmth this year. In Edmonton a deadly townhouse fire tests crews amid minus 35 C conditions. Firefighters face frostbite risks and ice encrusted gear as they battle the blaze. Vancouver reports potential record snow for Christmas Day with warnings across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
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Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Ed Pitman
Pumper Crew No. 15
Vancouver
Vancouver Weather Office
Lower Mainland
Victoria
Vancouver Island
First Christmas Eve Full Moon Since 1950 Brightens Night
The Moon will reach its highest point around midnight tonight and is the first Christmas Eve full moon since 1950 with the next not until 2102. Miami Space Transit Planetarium director Jack Horkheimer notes the near overhead path will reduce shadows making for a bright night even without snow.
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Jack Horkheimer
Miami Space Transit Planetarium
Public Television
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