Okotoks

The Town of Okotoks is going to be spraying some of their sports fields starting this week.

They took to Facebook to let people know that they will be fertilizing several places around town.

From September 2-17, crews will be out spraying a non-toxic, eco-friendly fertilizer on several fields in town.

The Air Ranch Sports Fields, Big Rock Sports Fields, Bill Robertson Park, Drake Landing Soccer Fields, Howard Park, Kinsmen Park, Lauden Park, and Meadow Ridge Sports Fields will all be getting sprayed.

A water line will be replaced in Nanton soon.

There have been significant water leakage issues along 29th Avenue.

Beginning on September 9th, crews will begin to address and resolve these issues by repairing the entire line in this section, which is a practical time for them to complete the work because the asphalt has already been disturbed and paving is required to fix the areas where work has previously been completed.

Okotoks is getting another new set of electric vehicle (EV) chargers.

Work is underway to install new EV chargers at the recently renamed Viking Rentals Centre, with funding from Aviva Canada’s Charged for Change program and Earth Day Canada.

Okotoks was one of eight municipalities to receive funding through the program in 2024 and was the only municipality west of Ontario to do so.

The new Level 2 chargers will include a fee of $2 per hour plus GST, as per the 2024 rates and fees bylaw.

China's Ministry of Commerce has announced plans to launch an anti-dumping case into Canadian canola seed imports.

The action was initiated in response to a Canadian decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

Canadian Canola Council of Canada ((CCC) CEO and President Chris Davison says China is an important and valued market for Canadian canola.

“We are confident that an investigation into Canada’s canola trade with China will demonstrate alignment with and reinforce our support for rules-based trade.”

China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

In a news release Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce said it is launching an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs and an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports as well as certain chemical products.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Aug. 26 that Canada will impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs and a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum.

Diamond Valley Fire Rescue (DVFR) were busy this past weekend.

On Friday, August 30th, they responded to a call about a structure fire in Eden Valley and a CO alarm call.

Then, on August 31st, the DVFR received multiple calls for help, with one of them being a technical rescue.

"At about 6:15 on August 31st, a lady was out walking her dog in Turner Valley and her dog kind of led her down a pathway that took her near the river down a steep embankment," explained Diamond Valley Fire Chief T.J. Moore. 

There's been a grizzly bear attack in Rocky View County.

The attack happened on opening day of hunting season on Sunday, September 1.

RCMP Corporal Troy Savinkoff says they got the call on Sunday morning.

High River's Jason Glass has won it all.

He not only took the Aggregate title on Sunday night after four nights of racing, but he also pulled off the big Championship win on Monday afternoon.

Glass was in the final Championship heat up against Jamie Laboucane, Chad Fike and Chanse Vigen with Glass setting a track record of 1:12.14 with the win.

While Chanse Vigen took the World Championship title with points it was Glass that brought home the $50,000 paycheque.

A silent disco is coming to Okotoks to help promote social inclusion.

Kindred Roots Therapy in Okotoks will be hosting the first ever silent disco in the Okotoks area and is an all-ages dance party with a live DJ and two other music channels for people to listen to.

Silent discos are events where people wear wireless headphones to listen to music, but unlike a traditional discotheque where everyone listens to the same pre-recorded music at the same volume, silent discos allow attendees to enjoy the music they want to hear and at the volume they want.

STARS Air Ambulance is urging safer use of drones and alerts from members of the public.

An increase in the usage of these technologies prompted the reminder, as both can interfere with the safety of pilots and patients.

The service was first launched in 1985, and currently operates out of bases in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg.

Frank Eigenbrood, STARS director of safety and quality, was quoted in a release from STARS.