Category: Grassroots

Every year, the Town chips hundreds of Christmas trees. To ensure your tree is collected place it out no later than January 8. Place your tree at your regular cart collection area (lay it down on its side). Residents with small trees can cut and place them in their green cart. Do NOT put the…

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 Christmas Light Up Contest. Thank you everyone for participating in this year’s event. The displays were festive and beautiful.

Anna Shearer’s winter photo of the original Laurie Boyd Bridge over the Sheep River was selected as the top image for the Town’s 2019 Conservation Calendar and will be showcased on both the cover and inside the calendar. Shearer, of Okotoks, had the goal of capturing the bridge that her family is fond of and…

The Flare ‘n’ Derrick community hall has undergone minor renovations that have resulted in a major impact. Public Works staff installed energy efficient lights, ceiling tiles and painted the interior walls. The results…the main area of the hall looks fantastic. Come and see for yourself – join us at the free family-friendly celebration on New Year’s…

The Foothills Community Counselling program operates out of the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) offices in High River. The program offers affordable quality counselling services for individuals, children, adolescents, families and couples who are residents of the Foothills Area. Foothills Community Counselling program staff are offering some practical self-care strategies to residents to help make sure that…

Complete the survey by January 4, 2019! Various opportunities are being considered for Champion Park — help establish a plan for how the park will be developed and operated.     In 2016, Champion Park was donated by the Knowlton Family to the Municipal District of Foothills and the Town of Okotoks.  The park is comprised…

Police say they have received multiple reports from Amazon customers about E-Mails they had received regarding suspicious purchases they did not make. Much like a standard Amazon confirmation E-Mail, the notice contained details like the cost of the purchase and a shipping address. When a person clicks on the “details” button, the E-Mails direct them to a…

The Board of Trustees made a motion that the Board select Scenario 2 as the preferred option, in principle, for boundary changes to Okotoks and area, made necessary by the opening of the new Meadow Ridge School.  The Board is considering opening the school to include Grades K-8 with Grade 9’s starting in the 2020/21…

More than two dozen Alberta communities are getting new and replacement flood mapping to support emergency response and long-term planning. The federal government is providing $8.7 million through the National Disaster Mitigation Program for 18 projects. They include new or replacement flood mapping for Drumheller, Medicine Hat, Siksika Nation, Red Deer, and more than 100…

  Foothills School Division has received notice that a consent order was signed by Madam Justice Dilts awarding the recent Ward 1 By-election to Mr. John (Jack) Molyneux. Clarification from the Courts was sought after the Local Authorities Elections Act and Municipal Affairs were unable to provide instruction on how to proceed after a candidate issued a…

This is a familiar scene and one that many of us take for granted. But, for the protagonist in our story, this is what she imagines happiness will look like when she leaves the shelter and is finally living free from family violence and abuse. Brianne* tells a story of abuse that goes back to…

Everyone has their favourite room. The Parliamentary Restaurant, the Senate, Hall of Honour, the Memorial Chamber and certainly the House of Commons. As I write this column and think about everything I am thankful for I am truly blessed to be sitting in one of my favourite rooms in the entire world. I am sitting…

HIGH RIVER, AB.  Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 announces name change to Foothills County effective January 1, 2019. The Province of Alberta has approved the name change to Foothills County. With the beginning of the New Year, you will hear Foothills County when you call the municipality and will see the new name within…