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A physically and emotionally grueling weekend can be made easier when you’re doing it with your sisters. Especially when it’s in honour of your father.

A new partnership between Okotoks and the MD of Foothills will mean more efficient enforcement on boundary roads.

Starting kindergarten can be nerve-wracking for some young students, but others are excited to meet new friends and take on a new adventure. Sophia Kibala is one of the latter.

A local charity works year-round to bring comfort in hard times and a merry Christmas to those who need it most.

Okotoks has been ranked as one of the least affordable communities to live in Alberta. According to a study put out by online real estate brokerage Zoocasa, Okotoks ranked fourth in terms of least affordable municipalities in the province.

There will be new standards in place for emergency call centres in Alberta by June 2019.

By Val Thom and Emmie Jenkins Did summer provide you with happy memories for the fall? It was mostly the art of balancing ‘smoky hot’ with unusually cool days, and for me the cooler days were used to get the chores done……………unless you escaped to the

A new trend in some local schools is helping to ease students into the often-dreaded return to class. Students are being invited to Meet the Teacher before classes officially begin to make the beginning of the year just a little easier to handle.

Two-and-a-half years and three trial dates later, a dog maiming case is still at a standstill. On Aug. 22 a warrant was issued for Justin Lefthand, who faces four charges of animal cruelty when he didn’t appear for his trial in Turner Valley.

A small-town atmosphere, family-oriented feel, parks spaces, public safety and shopping are among the reasons residents are happy to live in Okotoks.