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DeWinton children will have a new place to play in the hamlet thanks to provincial grant funding.

Shaw, Cross, Forzani, Seaman and now Wood – an Okotoks businessman has joined the ranks of some of the biggest names in business in Calgary.

The table is set for town council to vote on a proposed residential tax increase for 2018 next month.

A former High River businessman apologized in disgrace last week in a Calgary courtroom for a scam that fleeced investors of over $1 million.

It’s always a tough balance to strike, but town councillors should see if there are any other ways to keep any municipal tax increase in 2018 as low as possible.

Okotoks residents could see waste management fees reduced in the future as recycling programs bring down disposal costs.

Foothills-area residents opposed to logging plans in the Highwood Junction area were disappointed to hear work began this week despite efforts to have it postponed. Balcaen Consolidated Contracting began work Nov.

Okotoks RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man involved in an attempted bank robbery on Wednesday. At approximately 3:36 p.m. Nov. 22, a man entered the BMO on Southridge Drive wearing a hoodie and sunglasses.

Every year at around this time, an Okotoks town councillor goes into elf mode to create a little magic in her community.

An Okotoks councillor has asked for public input on a planned redesign of an iconic pedestrian bridge over the Sheep River.