Local News

A An Okotoks kindergarten student found nothing was overlooked when classes were installed at Holy Trinity Academy for this school year.

Local non-profit groups and charities are struggling with new Canadian legislation that has added an extra layer of red tape when they are trying to find volunteers.

Ranchers in southern Alberta are standing their ground in the battle against grizzly bears who are killing their livestock, tearing through grain bins, and posing a safety threat to the ranchers themselves.

The doors are officially open at Okotoks’ newest hotel, the Best Western Plus, complete with a banquet room, water slide, and 82 suites where visitors can rest their heads.

Planning anything would be a whole lot easier if you could see in the future, and the Town is trying to do just that.

Sometimes you need to talk a walk in someone else’s shoes, or look through someone else’s eyes to gain a fresh perspective on something.

A touch of the macabre with some backbone will be on display at the Okotoks Art Gallery for the next few months.

The Sheep Creek Weavers are presenting works which can spin quite a tale this month. The weaving guild’s work is on display at the Sheep River library in Turner Valley, from Sept. 2-29.

A new Okotoks resident is exhilarated to be helping his neighbours to the south get back in their homes. Stephen Deunk has been helping High Riverites rebuild their homes for the past six months though his work with World Renew. He was on hand Aug.

A Calgary-based company has been fined $25,000 for discharging “super-chlorinated water” into the Sheep River in Okotoks.