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Bumblebee workshop aims to find homes Poll Will you visit a business if they open in spite of health restrictions that say they can’t? Yes With the weather warming up and bees soon flying and searching for a new home, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a bumblebee workshop on April 24 to build a landing spot for bees this summer. This is a Citizen Science project through the Alberta Native Bee Council. Participants will build their bee box, check it around Canada Day to see if any bees have nested. If there are inhabitants in your bumblebee box, you’re asked to check it agai...

Local Christmas bird count numbers are in Poll Yes A total of 52 species were observed during the 39th annual local Christmas Bird Count. Although the temperature was relatively mild with a high of 8 C there was a brisk wind that can affect bird activity, said Marty Drut, compiler and park interpreter for the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program. The 52 species counted is slightly fewer than the previous count in December 2019, but a total of 21,869 birds were counted. Anyone who lives near the South Saskatchewan River or can observe the activity of Canada geese in the mornings and evenings, esp...