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Week of September 14, 2009

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Transit Unveiling September 18, 2009	"Come Ride with Us" is Medicine Hat Transit's new slogan, unveiled officially today with their new fleet of buses. Sweeping changes have taken place over the last year and as Rylee Carlson reports, they aren't only going over well with officials, riders are pleased as well.
Biking in City September 16, 2009	Keeping cyclists safer on our streets was the main reason why the city introduced bike lanes in Medicine Hat last year. Since then, there's been a push to expand the project, with little progress.This afternoon a city committee approved establishing at least one more bike lane near the College, with optimism for more. Reporter Kyle Bakx has the story. .
Yoga and Cancer September 16, 2009	In southeastern Alberta one in every two citizens will develop some type of cancer in their life time, and one in four will die from the disease. However with new medications, radiation, and chemotherapy cancer clinics in the province are seeing thousands living longer lives with the illness. Scott Cunningham spent time today with a group of individuals in our city who are moving away from invasive treatments and sometimes harsh drugs to keep cancer survivors on the recovery trail.
Illiteracy Rates September 15, 2009	Now that students are in the swing of things at school, homework is no doubt piling up. But many parents may be shocked at the number of students who have below average literacy levels by Grade Six - or maybe not since the number of adults in our area with low literacy also continues to climb. Here's Rylee Carlson.
Leopard Frogs September 14, 2009	A special type of frog that has been environmentally threatened in our province for the past 30 years is finally getting a recovery program. As Mike Gazzola tells us --- it's something the Alberta government hopes will help spread the population.
Smiles to the Sombre Part Five September 14, 2009	Fresh out of College, Medicine Hat Graduate Laurisa Adrian was set to put her new degree in "speech therapy" to work. But this summer, the therapy she practiced was on an entirely new scale. As part of a local church group called "The Connection" Laurisa flew to Uganda, working in a region in urgent need of help. Jeremy Hunka has part 5 of our series "Smiles to the Somber"--how ordinary Medicine Hat students are working to rehabilitate former child sex-slaves.

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