Okotoks News

Residents south of the Okotoks Wastewater Treatment Plant won't be holding their noses for much longer, with a new $1.3 million odour control filter set to be operational by May. The intent behind the odour control project, which was approved by council in the 2013 capital budget with a price tag of $1.379 million, is to capture as much of the ... (more)

Ted Menzies has resigned as the MP for the Macleod riding. That brings us to a vote this week to select a new Conservative candidate.

Calgary comedian Jeremy Furlong will bring his comedy act to the Rotary Performing Arts Centre in Okotoks on March 8 at 8 p.m. Joining Furlong is Fort Saskatchewan comedian Sean Lecomber.

A Calgary man faces more than 100 charges after police uncovered stolen property believed to be related to rural break-ins, including guns and sports equipment.

Water use in Okotoks continued to drop in 2013 and the Town is looking to build on its record with a new conservation plan.

According to the Alberta Junior Hockey League website on Monday, Canmore Eagles' defenseman Trey Phillips of Okotoks, Alberta has been named the Alberta Junior Hockey League's most valuable player and top defenseman for the 2013-14 season.

Melissa Mathieson says her social-worker parents were horrified 13 years ago when she put up posters on her bedroom wall of her first serious crush.

The trial into the murder of a Filipina woman killed shortly after arriving in Okotoks ended Thursday with the jury hearing two very different versions of the deadly fight that happened two years ago.

Under intense cross-examination before a Calgary jury, Crown prosecutor Ron Simenik suggested the Okotoks resident intentionally killed Teresa Enrique April 17, 2012 when she pushed him too far.

Musher Jennifer Campeau is seen at the 2014 Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race's downtown Prince Albert starting line on Tuesday.

It may only be a week since Valentine's Day, but cutting back on sugar is something that can benefit your health in the long-term.

Once again I'm shocked but not surprised. This time it was the news that the Town is apparently falling over itself in the rush to hand taxpayers' money over to the public school board to help pay for a new theatre.

An Okotoks woman who shot wild horses - with her camera, not a gun - is trying to save the animals from the Alberta cull.

It's a rare opportunity to meet with employers, in today's world where most job seeking is done online, but foothills residents will get the chance next week.

Alberta Health Services has committed to a comprehensive review of Airdrie's Urgent Care Centre that will be completed by spring 2014.

Premier Alison Redford's announcement upgrades to the 30-year-old Foothills Composite High School will go ahead is good new for students and the community.

Alberta's picturesque landscape and small-town charm was enough inspiration to launch a successful career for a city musician performing in Okotoks this weekend.

The oilsands, Canada's biggest industry, make an economic contribution to the country that in 2012 was far greater than Saskatchewan's, a new study has determined.

The brother of a Filipino woman killed only weeks after arriving in Canada kept a picture of his sister in his jacket pocket, next to his heart, while testifying on the first day of the trial into her murder.

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra violinist Lenora Leggatt looks forward to bringing the orchestra's outreach program to the Rotary Performing Arts Centre in Okotoks on Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra cellist David Morrissey and violinist Lenora Leggatt will not only play compositions from such great classical musicians as Reinhold ... (more)