Okotoks musicians are banding together to fundraise in the wake of an announcement the federal government will match donations to registered charities responding to the earthquake in Haiti.
The first benefit concert in Okotoks took place on Jan. 30 and raised $1,600 for God’s Littlest Angels – they have applied to the government to be eligible for matching dollars. That night OK Taxi donated a portion of their sales taking concert-goers home, raising another $50.
Two more benefit concerts have since come together and organizers hope to rally people from across the …

The Sheep River Library board is ready to release the flood gates when it moves into its new space in Turner Valley.
Library board chair Diane Osberg said the library’s books, services and classes are expanding to provide an increasing population in the High Country area, but they are quickly running out of space in their Black Diamond location. The collections of books, four computers, video conferencing equipment and meeting area is being housed in a 3,000 square foot space. According to Alberta library standards, to serve the population of the …

A group of Turner Valley residents who objected to a proposed affordable housing development in their neighbourhood will not lose their green space after all.
Council decided on Jan. 18 the proposed location for the project on Anderson Crescent, including a connecting property behind it, is not suitable for single family home and six duplexes.
In December all the residents of Anderson Crescent — including Coun. Gary Rowntree — objected to a proposal to donate the land to the Foothills Foundation for the development of affordable housing.
Brent Lindblad, who organized the petition …

A woman frustrated with the lack of progress within the Foothills Humane Society is now rallying support in the community to form another animal welfare organization.
Turner Valley resident Cheryle Dobbyn has registered the High Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and is hosting the first public meeting on Feb. 9. The meeting, which will take place at the Flare ‘n’ Derrick Community Hall in Turner Valley at 7 p.m., is designed to let the public know what the goals of the SPCA will be, seek input …

Walk into the Murray Arena on any given game night and you are just as likely as the goaltenders themselves to know who the Okotoks Bisons’ starting netminder is going to be.
Not that it matters who the Bisons’ coaching staff decides to put in net when they have two hot goaltenders.
“We are both equal and we are both playing really well, so it’s kind of an easy choice for (head coach Mike Hannigan) just throwing us in, one and two,” said Bison goaltender Bryce Scherschel.
Scherschel and his counterpart, Christian Chivilo, …