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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.

Santa Claus will make an early stop in Okotoks to make some noise and spread cheer on Christmas Eve.

An Okotoks service group celebrated its 75th anniversary last month. The Catholic Women’s League (CWL), based out of St. James Parish, first charted in 1942.

Local officials are partnering up to raise awareness of rural crime and prove to provincial and federal governments they need to do more to address it.

A foundation originally aimed at finding missing children in Manitoba spread its wings and recently launched a website dedicated to keeping kids safe online.