Okotoks

The Town of Nanton has received grant funding to help preserve the town's history.   

Funding through the Heritage Preservation Partnership Program will be used to support Community Design Strategies to identify heritage buildings that could potentially receive official heritage designation.  

The Town of Diamond Valley is getting a new golf course this summer.

It was announced in the spring that the Town would be getting a new 18-hole disc golf course this year.

The course is in the town-owned greenspace that runs beside the Sheep River, just south of the Field of Dreams baseball diamond along Highway 22, between the old Turner Valley and Black Diamond townsites.

Now that the course is open and ready to play, the Town is hosting a grand opening celebration on Sunday, August 17.

Glyphosate, a key product that is used by a number of farmers, could be coming to an end.

Bill Anderson, the CEO of Bayer, noted on Wednesday that the company will be forced to end its US production of glyphosate, unless regulatory or legal changes are made to prevent litigation.

Tsuut’ina Nation chief Roy Albert Whitney has been charged with two cases of historical sexual assaults by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS).  

Two separate offences occurred in 1994 and 2005 involving two adult males.  

In 1994, it was reported that a 33-year-old male was sexually assaulted near 178 Street and 87 Avenue in Edmonton.  

Harvest operations are slowly starting to get underway. Crop condition and staging across the Prairies is variable depending on location and rainfall patterns.

In Manitoba, early reports of swathing in canola have come in from the Interlake and Central regions, along with some winter cereals.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson put together this week's Manitoba Crop Report.

Update:

The Town of Vulcan has reported the water issue has been fixed.

Original story:

Some residents of the Town of Vulcan are currently without water.

The Town took to Facebook to let the public know that properties along 1 Street N and 2 Street N will experience temporary water outages today.

The water outage is due to the Town addressing a water issue on the north side of town and are currently conducting repairs.

Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today.

For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot.

The agency lists a record 214 candidates running in the rural riding, with voting day on Aug. 18.

The majority are part of the Longest Ballot Committee, a protest group calling for various changes to Canada's electoral system.

The chuckwagons seem to be gaining momentum in Dawson Creek, B.C.

Day 2 of the Battle of the North saw a noticeable speed increase, with the top four times of the night beating the fastest time from Day 1.

Rangeland Derby and Battle of the Foothills champion Chanse Vigen took the top time of the night, jumping up 10 spots to reach number three in the aggregate standings. He's also taken the second spot in the world standings.

High River's Jason Glass finished fifth, dropping him to fourth in the aggregate.

The Okotoks Dawgs swept the WCBL Semi-Finals last night.

With a 9-2 win over the Brooks Bombers, the Dawgs are now one step closer to winning their fourth championship in a row.

The Dawgs were able to jump ahead early and maintain control for the rest of the game.

Thanks to timely hitting and a dominant pitching start, they were able to limit the Bombers' chances of scoring while maximizing their own.

Nash Crowell had a stellar performance last night, as he went 4-for-4, with two home runs and six RBIs.

This weekend will be filled with warm sunshine and events throughout the Foothills.

Let's see what's happening this weekend:

Friday, August 8:

As part of Nature Fridays in Okotoks, this week, they will be teaching about wetlands at the Okotoks Environmental Education Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. At this, youth will discover the amazing world of wetlands and how they are essential ecosystems.