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Last night (Oct. 18) marked the third game in four nights for the Okotoks Oilers and they came away with a 6-2 victory over the BCHL top-seeded Coastal Conference Coquitlam Exrpess in their final road game of the week.

Olivier Ciarlo started in net for the Green and Gold, making 29 saves in the contest. He added his third win of the season and has won two of three games since getting his new Oiler-coloured gear.

The Okotoks Oilers made a strong push in the playoffs last season falling just short in a seven-game series against the always-tough Brooks Bandits.

The Green Army is probably wondering where each player from last season is playing since only six players returned this year. 

Players who are back wearing the Green and Gold are Jackson Rowland, Brett Wilson, Ryder de Nys, Kade Duell, Hunter Sawka, Brennan Hocher.

Former Oilers who are now in college/university:

Dean Spak - University of Alaska Fairbanks of the NCAA

The executive team from the Assembly of First Nations will meet in the coming days to discuss how to proceed with new negotiations for a child welfare reform deal after chiefs voted against the government's proposed $47.8 billion agreement at a meeting in Calgary Thursday.

AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who had helped negotiate the deal and pushed for it to be approved, was blunt in her assessment of the outcome in her closing remarks to the special chiefs assembly Friday.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is seen through a bus windshield as he arrives for a campaign stop in Nanaimo, B.C., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada announced the details of a $64.8 million military aid package to Ukraine Friday as National Defence Minister Bill Blair attended a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels.

Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia was a key topic at the meeting, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the ministers during the meeting.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, chairing his first NATO defence ministers' meeting since taking the role earlier in October, said the alliance's members are on track to deliver almost $60 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

On Friday morning (Oct. 18), Alberta's Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver announced new rules that will be put in place under the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 20).

The bill, which was first unveiled in April, will make changes to the Local Authorities Election Act and the Municipal Government Act.

The undefeated streak for the HTA Knights came to an end last night after they suffered their first loss in the game against the 5A second-place team, the Raymond Comets.

The Comets took the meeting with a 47-25 score.

HTA came out strong to start the game after stopping the Comet's first drive and then adding a touchdown on the Knight's first drive of the game. Seth Poelzer, the reigning MVP at the Canada Cup, got HTA on the board first with a long run, beating the Raymond defenders and getting in alone for the touchdown.

Cyle Clayton is playing his first season with the Okotoks Oilers but he is no stranger to the team.

The Strathmore product spent parts of four seasons on the other side of the rink in the AJHL with the Drumheller Dragons and spent three seasons with the Okotoks Oilers U15 AAA, U16 AAA, and U18 AAA teams during his minor hockey career.

Clayton comes from a family of defenders.

The Bob Snodgrass Recreational Complex (BSRC) is right on time with the re-opening of the ice surface.

The rink is set to re-open this Sunday (Oct. 20).

It was determined that renovations were in order after some complications with the old cement ice slab.

Not only did they update the ice with a smoother, top-quality ice experience, but they also upgraded the boards around the ice surface.

The rink serves as home ice for the High River Flyers on top of accommodating many other hockey teams, figure skating, and public skating.

Construction for the Foothills Okotoks Regional Water Project is set to start with a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Monday (Oct. 21).

The ceremony is to celebrate the start of the significant regional initiative to help bring more water to the ever-growing populations of Okotoks and Foothills County.

Following its completion (estimated for 2026), raw water from the Bow River will be pumped into water treatment facilities in both Okotoks and Foothills County. The water will be pumped from the confluence of the Bow and Highwood rivers.