Okotoks

Old Man Winter does not want to give up on Foothills County this year.

Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning for Foothills County on Tuesday (April 1), thanks to some heavy snowfall that is expected tonight.

The precipitation will begin as a mix of rain and snow this afternoon but will change to heavy snow this evening.

While the area is expected to receive between 5 and 10 cm of snow, some areas could receive up to 15 cm of snow, as snowfall amounts will vary throughout the region.

A sure sign of spring in High River, besides the Hitchin' Post opening, is the town's street sweeper doing its spring cleaning.

Street sweeping starts in earnest next Monday, April 7, in the Hamptons and Sunshine Lake.

The town is asking you to watch for parking ban signs, which will be out 24 hours in advance.

They're also asking you to sweep any gravel on your driveway down to the curb so it's easy for the street sweeper.

You're also asked not to put any gravel in your garbage or recycling bins.

High River RCMP are reminding both pedestrians and motorists to watch out for one another at crosswalks.

With spring underway, it's bringing out a lot more pedestrians, and that always means motorists need to be extra alert.

Pedestrians have the right of way, so motorists need to stop, but you should always look both ways, even if you have the right of way.

It's also important to make eye contact with the driver to ensure they see you and you know it's safe to cross.

Cyclists also need to dismount and walk their bikes across the road.

The Okotoks Oilers of the BCHL are all now set for round one of the playoffs against the Penticton Vees.

The Oil just squeaked into the BCHL playoffs as the 8th place team in the BCHL Interior Conference.

The Vees finished number one overall in the BCHL with a 41-8-5 record for 87 points, while the Oilers finished with a 21-30-3 record for 45 points.

The Oilers did manage to beat the Vees once during the regular season back on December 29 when the Green and Gold topped the Vees 4-3 in overtime.

Two people have been charged after a trailer was stolen in High River.

The RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit was notified of the theft of a utility trailer from a High River business on March 21.

An investigation was launched, and they soon located the trailer and arrested two suspects.

Officers also located a 2018 Dodge Ram 3500 that was stolen from a Crossfield business.

The truck is valued at $60,000, with the trailer valued at $32,000.

Duct cleaning scams remain prevalent on Facebook, and, thanks to ever-changing tactics, they also remain dangerous.

They can be seen in local Facebook groups, and involve posts claiming to offer duct cleaning services at a discount, often including pictures of incredibly dusty vents or people who supposedly work for the company in question.

High Riverite Evelyn Parker hired a cleaning service from one of these posts about a year ago, partially because she thought she was helping a new family in town.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

The New Democrats rolled out their own national project — a promise to help retrofit 3.3 million homes and pay for it by cutting supports for big oil and gas companies. 

Manitoba farmer Tyler Fulton is the new President of the Canadian Cattle Association. The Birtle area cattle producer moved into the role during the organization's recent annual meeting in Ottawa.

"Well, I'm excited," shared Fulton. "I'm a little tentative just given the political environment and the geopolitical environment and the reliance on trade. Overall, I feel well prepared, well supported, and so in that sense I'm excited to take on the challenge, and do my best to just represent cattle producers across the country with all the sectors covered off."

“I called for my dad, and he came and looked, and it was like a scene out of a horror movie.” 

This is what Cohen Hildebrand said of the day his recovery from a routine tonsil and adenoid surgery suddenly went awry in the most unpredictable way. 

It’s a sequence of events etched into not only his memory, but also his family's.  

There has been another confirmed case of measles in southern Alberta.

AHS reported last Friday (March 28) that they were notified of another confirmed case of measles in the Taber area.

Not only that, but this case was in public settings while infectious, prompting AHS to issue a public alert to potential exposures.

The locations and times of the potential measles exposure include:

March 22, 2025
The Colosseum
450 31 St. N. Suite 70, Lethbridge
Exposure time period: Approx. 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (MST)