Local News

O Canada will be in good voice when Foothills’ George Canyon sings our anthem for the Calgary Flames this season. I saw the guy personally haul one of the 43 refrigerators he delivered in one day to High Riverites victimized by the flood last summer.

A Sandstone resident is frustrated after council “blindsided” him and other area residents by allowing the construction of an additional 40 homes in MountainView, something councilors rejected back in 2009.

Residents in Okotoks and the MD of Foothills are frustrated over a lack of information about ongoing annexation discussions in spite of a series of public meetings on the process.

A former Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools trustee stepped down from the table five years ago because he wanted to be more hands on in the day-to-day operations.

A High River-area senator has spent the last six hours “sequestered” in the Parliament reflecting on the shooting of a Canadian soldier in Ottawa today.

Fundraising efforts to support the United Way in Okotoks were taken to new heights over the weekend. Mark Doherty, the Town of Okotoks’ community events co-ordinator, camped out on the roof of Okotoks Sobeys to raise money for United Way.

Okotoks RCMP want to remind people the best way to prevent thefts from vehicles is to lock the doors.

Lessons from efforts to build Calgary’s arts community will be shared with Okotoks residents with the hope they will help with work to draft a new plan for the community’s future.

The Okotoks Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Annual Service Excellence Awards this week on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the new Best Western Plus. Always a great event to be a part of.

Her smiling face is well known and loved among Okotoks residents of all ages. Marg Cox has long-been a fixture at local events and her dedication to local groups and charities is nearly boundless.