Okotoks

A case of measles has been confirmed in Taber.

AHS confirmed the measles case, and they are letting people know the infected person had been in public, prompting them to alert the public to potential exposures, including on a flight from the Toronto Pearson International Airport to the Calgary International Airport.

The locations and times of the potential measles exposure include:

The High River Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning about another scam.

An email was sent out to members Wednesday morning from executive director Lisa Szabon-Smith warning about another email scam.

The email scammer is trying to sell off the High River Chamber of Commerce's distribution and membership list.

However, Szabon-Smith said it's a scam as they never have and never would sell their lists.

Here's a copy of the scam email.

Hi [Name],

The Brooks RCMP are asking for assistance locating a missing person.

They were last seen on Feb. 19 in Okotoks at the 7/11 near the Denny's.

It was believed they could have been traveling to the Calgary area, and the Brooks RCMP were concerned for their wellbeing, and they were wanting to speak with them.

Canada has a new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister after Mark Carney took over as Prime Minister last week. Kody Blois, an MP from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants has been tapped for the role.

Blois says he has plenty of experience in the industry being raised in an area where agriculture is important.

With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has only nominated about half of the candidates it would need to have a full slate on the ballot even as their polling numbers have been jump-started following their recent leadership race.

There will be 343 ridings contested in the upcoming vote and the Conservatives have nominated candidates in 275 of them so far. The NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208.

Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests.

The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new Liberal cabinet ordered that the consumer levy be set to zero on April 1.

The carbon price came with a quarterly rebate to offset the cost of inflation; the final rebate will come in April.

Foothills Search and Rescue recently added some new vehicles to their fleet, thanks to a provincial grant.

On Tuesday, March 1, the Government of Alberta announced $64 million in funding for the Community Initiative Program (CIP) and Community Facility Enhancement Program.

"Through our community grants programs, we are ensuring hundreds of non-profits across the province have the necessary support to make life better for Albertans," said the Minister of Culture and Status of Women, Tanya Fir.

The CIP program saw $14 million in funding.

The Calgary Wild FC are almost ready to kick off an all-women's Canadian professional soccer league.

Joining the Northern Super League, they'll unveil their team uniforms tomorrow, Thursday, March 20 at McMahon Stadium where they will play during the regular season.

The six-team league's inaugural season kicks off with the Calgary Wild FC taking a trip to Vancouver on April 16th when they take on the Vancouver Rise at B.C. Place Stadium.

Striking education workers in the Foothills will meet with the Foothill School Division (FSD) earlier than expected.

Around 300 FSD education support workers have been on strike under the union banner of CUPE Local 5040 since Feb. 24.

That includes picket lines in Okotoks, High River, and Diamond Valley.

Volunteers, where would we be without them?

Every major event in High River is volunteer-driven, from the parades to the markets and pretty much everything in between.

So, the Town of High River is celebrating volunteers on Tuesday, April 15 at the Highwood Golf Club from 7 until 9 p.m.

It's free to attend and the town will have food, refreshments and gifts of appreciation.

They just need to know how many people are coming so they can properly plan.