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There is a growing population of United Kingdom expatriates in Okotoks yearning for a taste of home, be it a bag of Bassett’s Jelly Babies or a package of Jammie Dogers.

The head of an Aldersyde-area biodiesel plant is blaming a slowdown in the biofuels sector and promised federal funding that has not come through for having to shut down production at the facility.

Having the proper gear in a backpack can be a lifesaver. This holiday season students at John Paul II Collegiate in Okotoks have filled more than 250 backpacks to help foothills families this Christmas.

The proposed route for a major electrical transmission line south of Calgary could follow the alignment of an existing transmission line.

The Quest program might have one more extra teacher in the classroom, but it isn’t compromising other classes at Oilfields High School, according to the Foothills School Division.

A group of Bearspaw First Nation band members is going to federal court to force an election for band council. Band member Robert Shotclose said papers were filed in federal court this week asking for a judicial injunction to force a vote.

Okotoks homeowners will be paying more on their tax bill in 2011. Town council approved Okotoks’ 2011 operating budget on Monday afternoon, including a 3.5 per cent increase in the municipal share of its property taxes.

A hearing will determine whether Alberta Environment’s approval of an expansion of a compost operation west of High River addresses its potential impacts on the environment.

A 17-year-old from Black Diamond was about to quit school last spring, but rather than call it quits, Geoff Wieler is now on a quest to finish his education.

Alberta’s environment minister has made his preference over a long-term water source for Okotoks quite clear.