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Job seekers will have the opportunity to connect with employers and see what Okotoks-area businesses have to offer. McBride Career Group is hosting its ninth annual Career and Employment Expo at the Foothills Centennial Centre on March 8 from 1 p.m.

There’s a new way to interact with the world in Okotoks. Okotoks is home to a new virtual reality (VR) studio, where people can play first-person action video games or visit anywhere in the world – all within a 12-foot by 12-foot space.

Record snowfalls in Okotoks are driving town crews out to clear snow on residential roads. “Everything is abnormal this winter with respect to weather, so this activity is out of the norm too,” said Okotoks transportation manager Jamie Greenshields.

An afternoon walk turned into a matter of life and death for an Okotoks man and his dog on Sunday.

It’s said two things are certain in life: death and taxes. But, come tax time, small businesses can also be certain that tax rules are ever changing.

The results of consuming a high sugar diet aren’t so sweet, say the organizers of a week-long online summit raising awareness of sugar and food addiction. The second annual Kick Sugar World Summit, organized by Okotoks Coun.

Opposition to clear-cut logging plans in the Highwood Junction area ramped up after access roads and a temporary bridge were constructed last week. In November, the Province gave the green light to B.C.-based Balcaen Consolidated Contracting Ltd.

You can come home again. Vera Beale was one of 15 residents who are back home at Medicine Tree Manor after losing her residence in the 2013 flood.

The MD of Foothills is working with an agricultural society to improve the internal road at the Millarville racetrack, one of the biggest tourist attractions in the area. Foothills councillors voted on Feb.

A piece of land once used for emergency homes after the 2013 flood will soon be used to train personnel who can assist in an emergency. The MD of Foothills officially received 20 acres of land in the Aldersyde area from TransCanada on Feb.