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Foothills residents will have to go to more lengths to have large burns approved in the future. MD council is reviewing its policies for burning permits for large-scale projects.

The Alberta Court of Appeal turned down a request by an Okotoks resident who had sought to have the approval of a multi-family residential complex on McRae Street overturned.

Students from the Foothills School Division are taking full advantage of a unique trade deal with France.

A Millarville area student was able to stay at home and get a head start on his university education.

The most important French word for a pair of potential immersion students isn’t ‘merci’ or ‘trés bien’ but ‘vingt,’ as in 20. That is, having 20 Late French Immersion students registered by March 20.

There were a billion reasons why approximately 25 women and a sprinkling of men went for a stroll in Okotoks last week. The walkers were representing the One Billion Rising/International Women’s Day Walk Thursday in Okotoks.

A future of fully-connected, smart homes may not be far off with a fibre optic network coming to Okotoks by the end of the year. TELUS announced the launch of its Pure Fibre network on March 12.

More police officers and prosecutors will be hired to address rising rural crime rates as part of a $10 million strategy announced by the provincial government Friday.

Cheers of support welcomed an Okotoks-area man as he arrived in court to face charges laid after he allegedly confronted thieves on his property last month.

The Calgary Regional Partnership has folded to make way for a new Growth Management Board for the Calgary Region. The CRP officially ended on the stroke of midnight on March 1. It will be replaced by a new growth management board for the region.