Local News

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.

A member of the Edison Eagles provincial champion badminton team has the ability to lay down a winning shot that will hug the line.

Student workers may have less money in their pockets as of later this month. The provincial government announced last week the minimum wage for student workers will be $13 an hour, a reduction from $15.

Families are invited to meet with royalty at the Okotoks Public Library on Friday June 7 for 2-4 p.m. for the first Reading with Royalty.

Serving up a nice cool glass of lemonade with a dash of entrepreneurial skills will be the business plan of many youth this weekend, as Lemonade Day returns to Okotoks for the fifth year.