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An Alberta High School of Fine Arts graduate had an impressive body of work when he presented his portfolio to a top-end Canadian school.

If All You Need is Love, the members of the St. Luke’s Class of 2017 passed their final exams with flying colours. “In the Beatles discography, the world love is mentioned 617 times,” said Dylan Sinclair, vice-principal at St.

Cimarron residents exhaled a sigh of relief last week when they learned there wouldn’t be traffic lights outside their homes. Council approved installation of traffic signals at Cimarron Blvd. and Cimarron Drive in April.

After nine years, Okotoks council has given the go-ahead for the Wind Walk development. The high-density area structure plan was originally proposed within the MD of Foothills in May 2008, led by reality TV personality Mike Holmes.

Balancing agriculture, business and development is the main goal of an MD of Foothills election candidate. Llana Malmberg, longtime resident of the Foothills, has announced her candidacy for MD councillor in Division 1.

There may be movement forward with a regional materials recovery facility in the coming weeks.

Foothills residents are ready to celebrate 150 years of confederation with the rest of Canada, but in fact Albertans have another three years to go.

Libraries in growing towns will continue to see per capita funding from the Province. The NDP have announced it will continue population-based funding for Alberta’s library.

A Morley man charged in a stabbing in Eden Valley has been released on bail and ordered to stay away from the reserve west of Longview. Malik Holloway was released on $3,000 no deposit bail June 21.

In April 2017 I had the opportunity to travel to Europe on a battlefield tour of Canadian battles during the First and Second World Wars ending at Vimy Ridge on its 100th anniversary.