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  Year 2005 Okotoks Western Wheel Archives:
December 30, 2005   Community - Vacancy rate in Okotoks is zero
Eden Valley - Family tragedy devastates reserve
     
December 23, 2005   Okotoks - Clubs bracing for fee increase
Arson suspected in High River fires
     
December 16, 2005   Crime - Hemlock rapist gets 20 years
Health - Outbreak of whooping cough hits region
     
December 9, 2005   Okotoks - Blaze destroys home
Okotoks - Flood prevention proves costly
     
December 2, 2005   Amalgamation to be discussed
Millarville - Teachers win Governor General’s Award
     
November 23, 2005   Whalen trial delayed again
Okotoks - Centennial Arena’s 1,500 seats approved
     
November 16, 2005   Okotoks - Town policy earns world recognition
Province - Klein accused of privatizing health care
     
November 9, 2005   Community - Baseball club pitches stadium to Okotoks
Turner Valley - Environment says gas plant not a health risk
     
November 2, 2005   Gas Plant - Ground water contaminated
Foothills - Compton presses on with wells
     
October 26, 2005   Okotoks - Flood proofing recommended
Agriculture - Farmers playing catch-up
     
October 19, 2005   Crime - Stalker guilty on new charges
Health - Okotoks in need of new doctors
     
October 12, 2005   Economy - Downtown Okotoks making a comeback
Red Deer Lake - New school site finally approved
     
October 5, 2005   Okotoks - Residents wary of more homes in Westridge
Okotoks - Construction accident leaves homes without gas
     
September 28, 2005   Ratepayers fight sale of reserve lots
Fundraiser nets $140,000 for hospice
     
September 21, 2005   Drug use on the rise
Transportation closes Teepee Corner
     
September 14, 2005   Turner Valley Water quality still a concern
Foothills - MLA lobbying to close Teepee Corner
     
September 7, 2005   Eden Valley Reserve wants own court system
Education - Francophone teachers extinguish strike threats
     
August 31, 2005   MD of Foothills - Red Deer Lake school site chosen
Education - Okotoks school among top 40 in Canada
     
August 24, 2005   Aldersyde - Interchange gets green light
Black Diamond - Landowner says river at risk
Drivers fuming over gas prices
     
August 17, 2005   Okotoks - Fire topples tower at school football field
     
August 10, 2005   Politics - Morton wants Klein’s job
Eden Valley - Man murdered on reserve
     
August 3, 2005   Province eyes debt financing
Telus workers want new deal
Okotoks - No relief for local flood victim
     
July 27, 2005   Compton ruling may be appealed
Cattle industry moving forward
     
July 20, 2005   Border open to Canadian beef
Junior A Oilers head coach quits
     
July 13, 2005   Priddis residents want answers
London bombings hit close to home
     
July 6, 2005   Son finds body of missing father in river
Same-sex marriage law passed in Parliament
     
June 29, 2005   No funding commitments from PM
Towns bracing for more flooding
Canada Post courier arrested for mail theft
     
June 22, 2005   Second flood in as many weeks wreaks havoc in Foothills
     
June 15, 2005   FLOOD SWAMPS SOUTHERN ALBERTA
     
June 8, 2005   Floods threaten local communities
School delayed again
Sentence does not satisfy RCMP officer
     
June 1, 2005   Macleod MP fills Stronach’s shoes
Okotoks - Council wants deadly intersection addressed
     
May 25, 2005   Okotoks - Plant may become regional facility
Fatal accident sours long weekend
     
May 18, 2005   Macleod MP calls for federal election
Red Deer Lake - Delays for new school frustrating community
Bank robbery remains unsolved
     
May 11, 2005   Canadians still our heroes’
Hockey players injured in crash
High River - Police cruiser stolen
     
May 4, 2005   Fire ravages two Okotoks homes
Local youth dies in climbing accident
     
April 27, 2005   Crime - Okotoks bank robbed
Porn peddler gets jail time
Turner Valley - Condo development angers residents
     
April 20, 2005   Longview - Firefighter dies in ATV accident
Stand-off evacuates trailer park
     
April 13, 2005   Cougar attack closes park
Raceway supporters rally outside
     
April 6, 2005   Gas prices pinching drivers’ pocketbooks
MD commits $6 million to recreation
Sun shines on solar project
     
March 30, 2005   Residents fear gas plant unsafe
Okotoks - Recreation facility expansion inching closer to reality
     
March 23, 2005   Trailer blaze kills an Okotoks man
Contract offer turned down
Pedophile sentenced to eight years in jail
     
March 16, 2005  

Bragg Creek - Residents upset with loss of medical clinic
Okotoks - Epcor awarded utilities’ contract
Ambulance funding shortfall left to towns

     
March 9, 2005   Health - Delay of transfer a ‘profound betrayal’
Crime - Cops smoke out local grow op
Ranchers not shocked border remains closed
     
March 2, 2005   Border opening not cure-all for beef industry
Health - EMS transfer will not happen April 1, says MLA
     
February 23, 2005   Health - EMS transfer plans may be abandoned
Black Diamond - Development worries merchants
Cayley pedophile awaiting sentencing
     
February 16, 2005  

Local ranchers partners in Russia’s first feedlot
Okotoks - Downtown focus of proposed partnership
High River - Warrant questioned in porn case

     
February 9, 2005  

Marriage proposals flood MP’s office
Okotoks - Rec centre’s future hangs on MD support
Teachers’ impact profound

     
February 2, 2005   Blaze leaves families homeless
Man arrested for stalking student
     
January 26, 2005   Outbreak of Norwalk virus closes hospital
Crime - Mother adamant Boyd’s killer remain behind bars
     
January 19, 2005   Flames and freezing weather tax firefighters
Mad Cow Crisis - Border opening in jeopardy
Okotoks stalker pleads guilty
     
January 12, 2005   Tsunami Disaster - Local students empty piggy banks for victims
Okotoks - Mayor not satisfied with wastewater treatment plan
     
January 5, 2005   Okotoks diver survives Tsunami
Okotoks - Hopes for a new flood map sunk
   
2004
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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