Wheel's West

The amalgamation of Turner Valley and Black Diamond takes effect at midnight on Jan. 1. To celebrate the occasion, and to ring in the New Year, the party in Turner Valley will go well into the night.

Between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17, Foothills RCMP responded to 33 collisions on area roads and highways.

Anonymous donor funds 125 gifts from Bluerock Gallery for refugees and immigrants

The song "Diamond Valley Christmas" was written over 20 years ago. Now, Brent McAthey hopes it has a unifying message for the two towns as they merge on Jan. 1.

Rocio Prieto spends the month of November turning her home south of Priddis into a Christmas wonderland with decorations everywhere you look.

Jamie Campbell and three other Black Diamond firefighters received service awards during a ceremony on Dec. 6.

High Country Lodge residents toured the town with Mayor Brendan Kelly on Dec. 13, searching for the best Christmas light displays Black Diamond has to offer.

Local emergency services personnel will be handing out candy canes to drivers on Centre Avenue in Black Diamond during a Candy Cane Stop on Dec. 16.

Senior drama students star in "Long Term Care," a play written by Oilfields teacher Pam Pracic that will be on stage at the school in Black Diamond on Dec. 16 and 17.

Ten Foothills locals received Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals on Dec. 4 for outstanding service to family, community and country.