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It was a big gamble, but it paid off in spades. Going all in with a stock trade helped a pair of Edison School students come out on top in a western Canadian investment program.

Foothills non-profit organizations say Alberta’s charity casino program unfairly benefits urban groups compared to their rural counterparts.

Okotoks students heard some stories that not only came from the heart, but with the beat of humans’ most important muscle. The members of Eden Valley’s Spotted Rock were the lead drummers at a drumming circle at Westmount School on Dec. 18.

Okotoks law enforcement is reminding party-goers and dinner guests to arrange for alternate ways home if they plan to have a couple beverages – preferably before they start drinking. “Plan ahead,” said Okotoks RCMP Sgt. Darrin Turnbull.

Okotoks was given licence to grow and saw the development of new infrastructure in 2017.

Okotoks’ mayor fulfilled his Canada 150 goal for 2017. Mayor Bill Robertson was given a Canada 150 flag for Christmas from his wife in 2016.

An icon in southern Alberta agriculture has “gone to manage the grasslands of heaven.” Those are the words Ed Nelson’s family used in the 92-year-old’s obituary after he passed away on Nov. 27.

A heavy police presence descended on the Heritage Pointe area after an emergency call Thursday morning.

Residents and developers alike will see some increase to the cost of living and doing business in Okotoks in 2018. Okotoks municipal utility bills will be rising $9.45 bimonthly in the New Year.

A local woman who committed to donating to 150 charities in 2017 surpassed her goal by the end of the year. Linda Curtis made a pledge in January to donate to 150 different organizations in honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial year.