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Okotoks RCMP is seeking public assistance to identify a male suspected of exposing himself to staff at a retail store. On both Jan. 3 and Jan.

Foothills residents opened their wallets and hearts to help charities supporting people in need over the Christmas season. The 2017 Western Wheel Cares campaign raised a total of $54,614.

What’s in a name? A whole lot and the Foothills School Division wants to make sure it gets it right when it names the new K-9 school along 32nd Street.

The Foothills School division is looking to the future for 2018. As the finishing touches are being done for the approximately $25 million modernization of Foothills Composite High School, work is expected to be done in the next few months.

Homeowners in Okotoks can expect to receive their property assessments in the mail this week. Assessments were mailed out on Jan. 8 and residents have until March 16 to make inquiries or appeal.

After a year of campaigning and a party overhaul, Highwood MLA Wayne Anderson is hoping 2018 will be a year of change for Albertans. “I’m really optimistic,” said Anderson.

Emergency service workers are reminding Okotoks residents to take extra care when the snow falls and temperatures drop.

Albertans are being hit with a 50 per cent carbon tax hike at the pumps and in their homes after the provincial carbon tax rose with the start of 2018. Highwood MLA Wayne Anderson said the increase has been “pretty devastating” for most Albertans.

A High River seniors’ residence is looking for tenants to fill its 10 rooms. Abbeyfield House, run by a board of volunteers, is a residence for independent seniors on a budget.

A man charged for his role in a 2016 police chase in Okotoks has his sentencing hearing delayed for three months because he is in quarantine at the Calgary Remand Centre.