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Be prepared to wiggle into swimsuits from the mid-1960s to help the Town of Turner Valley celebrate the 50th anniversary of its swimming pool. The Town has a full day planned Aug. 8 to commemorate the 1964 opening of the Dr.

The Town of Turner Valley will know after Aug. 8 whether it can ease up on water restrictions or keep them in place to help fill up the Town’s reservoir.

The MD of Foothills Fire Department has issued a fire ban for the area effective noon on July 31 and it will continue until the region sees enough rain to reduce the fire risk.

The provincial government is extending protection to tens of thousands of hectares of undisturbed native grasslands in the foothills under a new plan intended to guide future growth in southern Alberta.

A fiery crash near Sundre has forever changed the life of Matt Blackmore who lost his leg after his motorhome collided with a semi-trailer, but Blackmore’s friends and family hope to help bring back some normalcy for him and his young family.

A local group working to re-establish an Okotoks branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is close to reaching its goal.

Diamond Valley residents who can’t get enough of abstract art are in for a treat this summer.

The Province and lawyers alike agree changes to Alberta’s civil litigation system that will now see small claims as high as $50,000 will allow more people to access justice when it comes to business deals gone bad.

Okotoks is continuing to push closer to its water capacity, but town officials say residents don’t need to worry about their water supply.

It may still look like a garage on the outside, but the inside of the former south fire hall has been transformed to an inviting community space.