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All signs show Okotoks’ business community is bouncing back after some down years in terms of growth.

Concerns about lowest bids being rewarded contracts for construction of school facilities are being raised by local school boards after both had to halt work done by the same contractor. Foothills School Division claimed Bayview Constructors Inc.

A series of community forums will be held at the end of this month in Turner Valley, High River, Nanton and Cowley to give local residents an opportunity to voice their opinions on future land use in the Southern Alberta Foothills.

Some Black Diamond residents could be getting a soapy surprise with their showers running dry as Town operators are forced to shut off their home’s water.

Sudanese citizens throughout the foothills celebrated the results of Sunday’s referendum paving the way for the independence of South Sudan.

Albertans would have a right to compensation whenever a government decision impacted their land and their property rights would be enshrined, if the Wildrose Alliance Party leader has her way.

It’s a year after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti and the island country is still in shambles. The Jan. 12, 2010 quake left what was already one of the poorest countries in the world in ruins.

All staff and volunteers with the Foothills School Division will take an on-line course to promote respect in school.

Okotoks RCMP have laid charges against a Calgary man in connection with three robberies in Okotoks and High River in December and January. On Jan.

In an effort to lessen the burden of maintaining its infrastructure the Town of Black Diamond is exploring a regional water system in partnership with Turner Valley, the MD of Foothills and the Village of Longview.