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  Year 2006 Okotoks Western Wheel Archives:

December 27, 2006

Business - Champagne should be flowing at New Year’s
Court - Teen who attempted to abduct cousin sentenced

     

December 20, 2006

Alberta - Local MLAs are on cabinet
Community - Stance on smoking called "spineless"

   
December 13, 2006 Okotoks - Council approves 4% tax increase
Education - Parents take legal action on busing
   
December 6, 2006 Politics - ‘Steady Eddie’ wins Tory leadership
Millarville - Parents speak out against portables
 
November 29, 2006   Morton making push for premier
Sanctuary on Bow passed
   
November 22, 2006    Okotoks - Butt ban proposed
Oilfields - Residents indecisive on amalgamation
     
November 15, 2006   Oilfields - Concerns raised over amalgamation
Armed men rob local pizza shop
     
November 8, 2006   K-Country - Logging proposal delayed
Oilfields - Amalgamation open house set for Wednesday
     
November 1, 2006   Gas plant poses potential health risk
Okotoks - Firefighters battle elements to control fire
     
October 25, 2006   Okotoks a top spot for real estate investors
Okotoks - Commission chops Totem proposal
     
October 18, 2006   Foothills - Farmers lobby for ethanol plant
Okotoks - Blaze damages home
     
October 11, 2006   Crime - Fugitive arrested in Longview
Education - Parents demand busing issue be revisited
     
October 4, 2006   Please refer to hard copy of this week's issue.
     
September 27, 2006   Okotoks - Boy hit by car recovering
Bragg Creek - Expansion plan leads to lawsuit
     
September 20, 2006   Alberta - Premier Ralph Klein’s retirement still on hold
Fatality expedites traffic lights at deadly intersection
     
September 13, 2006   Sanctuary divides council
Education - Division refuses to revisit busing issue
     
September 6, 2006   Crime - Suspect in Johnson case breaks silence
Education - Busing issue not over for RDL
     
August 30, 2006   Community - Local merchants envision updated downtown
Crime - Johnson family haunted by unsolved murders
     
August 23, 2006   Okotoks - Curfew change not the answer
Alberta - Bar owner supports licensing changes
     
August 16, 2006   Crime - Missing children found
Community - Repair bill for arts centre tabbed at $1 million
     
August 9, 2006   Okotoks - Curfew may be revisited
     
August 2, 2006   Okotoks - Deck delays new pool opening
Court - Girl pleads not guilty to murder
     
July 26, 2006   Crime - Teen charged in abduction case
Okotoks - Safety issues close arts centre
     
July 19, 2006   Oilfields - Amalgamation vote delayed
Business - Local labour shortages taking a toll
     
July 12, 2006   Crime - Murdered pet leaves youngster heartbroken
Education - Project takes bite out of mosquito population
     
June 28, 2006   Education - Parents vow to fight for busing
Bragg Creek - Opposition to logging project growing
     
June 21, 2006   Black Diamond man dies at feedlot
Bragg Creek - Residents oppose more logging
     
June 14, 2006   Eden Valley - Reserve mourns murdered youth
Education - Grandfather busing clause axed by division
     
June 7, 2006   Community - Okotoks to play ball
Crime - Youth murdered in Eden Valley
     
May 31, 2006   Community - Stadium may have new home
Crime - Diner staff shaken after armed robbery
     
May 24, 2006   Body found at Cataract Creek
Okotoks - Outdoor rec facilities need major upgrades, says report
     
May 17, 2006   Eden Valley - Reserve signs policing pact
Water advisory does not impact Town of Okotoks
     
May 10, 2006   Governor General leaves impression
Concerns spark travel policy review
     
May 3, 2006   Wheel exclusive - Family mourns murder victims
Crime - Suspects charged in Medicine Hat murders
     
April 26, 2006   Rising gas prices put squeeze on Okotoks
Crime - Local basement hit by vandals
     
April 19, 2006   Politics - Tory candidate fine with long shot title
Okotoks - Historic Catholic church moved out of town
     
April 12, 2006   Okotoks - Assessments reach seven-year high
MD of Foothills - Poor road conditions wipe out potential tax break
     
April 5, 2006   Agriculture - Grain farmers not looking for bail out
Ball stadium strikes out
     
March 29, 2006   Okotoks - Province bails out Drake Landing
Okotoks - Historic landmark in danger
     
March 22, 2006   Fire leaves Black Diamond family homeless
Education - Fate of Foothills school facilities decided today
     
March 15, 2006   Aldersyde - Latest fatalities ‘a tragedy’ says MLA
Okotoks - First family moves into solar community
     
March 8, 2006   Foothills - MD supports stadium location
Black Diamond - Man still missing despite search efforts
Health - High River expected to carry baby burden
     
March 1, 2006   Bringing Home Bronze
     
February 22, 2006    Okotoks - Private wells contaminated
Health - Seniors’ facilities approved
     
February 15, 2006   Community - Inferno destroys Okotoks home
Crime - Okotoks stalker gets four years
     
     
February 8, 2006   Crime - Okotoks stalker awaits sentence
Division to delay reconfiguration
Millarville - School’s south wing may be for sale
     
February 1, 2006   Millarville - School slated for demolition
Okotoks liquor store robbed
Agriculture - Mad cow strikes Alberta again
     
     
January 25, 2006   Menzies wins Macleod riding
Child stalker scare a false alarm
     
January 18, 2006   Election - Tories poised for major victory
Facilities slated to be reconfigured, partially closed
MD residents may see slight tax increase
     
January 11, 2006   Okotoks - Shooting suspect caught
Community - Compton well application turns sour
Fatal fire an accident
     
January 4, 2006   Woman wounded in Okotoks shooting
Crime - Arrests made in High River arson
Alcohol may be factor in fatal accident

   
2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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