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A group of Holy Trinity Academy band students packed a lot more than just their instruments when they departed for a trip to Cuba last week.

Plans to expand the Foothills Cemetery outside Black Diamond got a substantial financial boost thanks to a little help from the Turner Valley branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

RCMP confirmed a male body found northwest of Okotoks on April 22 was the victim of foul play. Police are now looking for help from the public in locating a vehicle the deceased was last seen alive in. A deceased male was found at about 8:25 a.m.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May will be on the outside looking in during televised federal leadership debates and it’s something the party’s candidate in the Macleod riding says is evidence of a larger problem in Canadian politics.

To cut costs by reducing the need fort as many substitute teachers the Foothills School Division has modified its 2011-12 school calendar in order to have as many professional development days as possible.

The whiff of sour gas emanating from the historic Dingman No. 1 well at the Turner Valley Gas Plant could soon be a thing of the past.

The Town of Okotoks is giving residents an added incentive to cut their outdoor water use this year by doubling a financial rebate program for homeowners who conserve water.

The Okotoks homeowner will pay an additional $102 in property taxes this year, but town council is blaming the provincial government for the bulk of the increase. As a result, Okotoks Coun.

Although doors to the new Sheep River Library only just opened to the public, the library board is already being honoured with an award for an innovative videoconference series it helped develop.

It's the golden ticket of the decade. Taking place April 29, the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton are fast approaching, and only a few hundred people are invited. Unfortunately, none from Okotoks.