Category: Grassroots

Join the walk with Okotoks Pet Valu on May 26th The Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides is a national fundraising walk held in approximately 300 communities across Canada. It raises funds to help train Dog Guides for Canadians with visual, hearing, medical or physical disabilities. Each Walk is organized by local volunteers with support…

Council approves community garden on south side of Okotoks Okotoks Town Council approved a new community garden on the south side of Okotoks during the regular meeting, April 22.  The garden, expected to be open in time for spring of 2020, will be located in Kadey Park, 9 Cimarron Grove Way.  The Town had identified…

Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar in partnership with Eau Claire Distillery, Alberta’s first craft distillery, launches Hawthorn Gin An exclusive collaboration brings together Eau Claire Distillery and Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar for a one-of-a-kind hawthorn berry infused gin! Calgary, Alta. –  Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar, located inside the iconic Fairmont Palliser, has released its…

HIGH RIVER, AB – The Town is looking for volunteers to join us this Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex to help out with the 15th Annual Green Sweep and Electronic Recycling Round-up.  All volunteers are asked to bring a pair of gloves and dress for light outdoor work, with…

Let’s Get Cleaning and Planting Lend a hand to give the River Valley a good spring cleaning!  The Town of Okotoks invites everyone to the Annual Community & River Valley Clean Up and Tree Planting. Click the button below to Pre-register by Wednesday, May 1 or show up on the day of the clean up to register in person.  …

Every year on April 28 we pay our respects to, and remember, the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. Sadly, Alberta lost 162 men and women to workplace injury or illness in 2018. On April 28, we remember. Take a moment to honour lives…

The Foothills Country Hospice Board of Directors is revisiting the decision not to be a provisioning site for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at the hospice. This Town Hall meeting will provide an opportunity for learning and conversations about MAiD. Topics of Discussion How MAiD has evolved since legalization in Canada and in the Calgary…

Foothills County residents are invited to attend this event on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Old Rothney Farm on the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area. In an effort towards coexistence with wildlife, multiple agencies will be putting on presentations and demonstrations about fencing, bear spray training, reducing conflicts, what to do if you…

Help us to raise awareness about the value of dark skies and the impacts of light pollution Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area Are you tired of watching the same old cat videos on YouTube? Why not try skunks, or bears or synchronized elk dancers? All of these animals star in the Ann & Sandy…

Freelancers, entrepreneurs and home-based workers in and around Okotoks will be taking over the town during Coworking Takeover Week, May 6-10. This special event is designed to test the interest in coworking in Okotoks, as well as bringing attention to the growing number of independent professionals in the local workforce. During the Coworking Takeover Week, local…

If you are an Owner/Operator of a food truck and want to operate in Foothills County, you NEED an annual inspection! Join us here at the High River Fire Hall May 15th and get all your Foothills inspections at once!! Foothills County, High River, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and Okotoks Fire Inspectors will all be…

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS We really do! Did you know our VOLUNTEERS contribute more than 10,500 hours per year? They are a group of MULTI-TALENTED, COMPASSIONATE & CARING people – their dedication & commitment unwavering. Many have been with us since the Hospice first opened its doors in 2008. We are so incredibly lucky our 100+…