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The Pay it Forward movement has been going strong since the 2000 release of the book and Hollywood film of the same name, and it’s now even taking root in Okotoks.

One of Okotoks’ newest business hubs is starting to see its initial burst of activity.

An Okotoks resident is urging the community to throw on something purple on March 26 and join a global campaign to raise awareness about epilepsy.

Sheep River Cove residents are optimistic about a new plan for the final phase of the development on Okotoks’ west side. Town council approved first reading of a bylaw last week to rezone 7.

Okotoks council is putting some money in the Town’s piggy bank after its budget year ended with a healthy surplus.

Eden Valley has taken its fight to block a planned sour gas pipeline from being built just outside its boundary to federal court.

Suddenly, the Mountain Shadows girls gymnastics team is in full competitive mode. After a few meets in St. Albert, Airdrie and Red Deer, the team is in full preparation for the upcoming Trials to Westerns and Zone Championships in late March.

Students at Ecole Percy Pegler School in Okotoks may be all under the same roof by the end of April as the $4.4 million remodernization of the Kindergarten to Grade 6 school is expected to finally be complete.

While sentencing him to six months in jail for impaired driving a judge urged a former Turner Valley man to stop drinking alcohol.

For 16 years, Okotoks resident Tannis Andrejcin endured a common law relationship that was both physically and emotionally abusive. Eventually, Andrejcin refused to let herself remain a victim.