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Repairs to flood damage at a popular foothills campground will finally move forward after a number of delays postponed its reconstruction.

As businesses and families in the foothills continue to rebound from the 2013 flood, the federal government will be there to support them – that was the message from Michelle Rempel, minister of State for Western Diversification, as she spoke in High

Despite efforts to save it, a near century old home in High River will be torn down beginning this week.

Emergency services personnel had an opportunity to sit down with residents to dissect the most recent emergency in the MD to analyze what worked, what didn’t, and what needs to be fixed before the next one occurs.

The MD of Foothills is moving forward on updating its flood maps which will help it be better prepared in the case of another high water event, and the provincial government is picking up the tab.

The majority of Okotoks’ residents are happy to live side by side with the Town’s deer population, according to a recent Town survey.

Beef from the Foothills may be the best thing for a newborn baby. The Longview 4-H Beef Club raised just over $33,000 to purchase an infant warmer and resuscitation unit – a Cadillac incubator – for the High River District Health Care Foundation.

Millarville Community School students will soon get to take their lessons outdoors into Mother Nature’s playground.

Two leading members of the Sheep River Health Trust’s board are taking a step back after leading a transformation of the organization in recent years.

More than five dozen small businesses will pop up in Okotoks as part of a new event in the community.