Local News

Western Wheel photo journalist Brent Calver received first place for Best Photo Essay for his work To Greener Pastures in the Canadian Community Newspapers awards (circulation more than 12,500).

One of the biggest days of the year is fast approaching, with the Okotoks Parade and Children’s Festival expecting to see thousands of people. The theme for this year’s parade on June 15 is Celebrating 50 Years. The parade begins at 11 a.m.

The parents of a young boy who died from a dangerous strain of E. coli four years ago are using the tragedy to ensure others are living life to the Max.

The recycling crisis sweeping Canada has been slow to bury Okotoks, with 95 per cent of recyclables received through the Eco Centre being processed or sold to buyers, but future revenue is at risk.

The environment is on a lot of minds this week, as the Town of Okotoks is participating once again in the annual Environment Week.

The Okotoks Western Wheel was recognized as the top community newspapers in its circulation.

Fines for billboard trailer advertisements in Foothills County have spiked. County council voted in favour on June 5 of significantly increasing fines for billboard trailers that dot major highways in the Foothills.

A lot of people were thinking small recently —that is, they were planning their own tiny homes.

A day that marked a turning point in the Second World War is not being missed by the local museum.

As the tension between cyclists and residents increases, the organizer of the June 15 Chinook Gran Fondo—which means “Big Ride” in Italian—aims to ease some of that with cycling etiquette.