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Christmas is still well over a month away, but the season of giving is upon us. Giving to charity should be a year-round endeavour, but it does have a special meaning as the Christmas holidays approach.

On Nov. 11 we all join together to honour the sacrifices Canada’s veterans made in conflicts across the globe for more than a century, protecting Canada, defending our freedoms and preserving peace. Thousands paid the ultimate price.

Jason Kenney, former Progressive Conservative Party leader and federal cabinet minister, has pulled off a rare and remarkable political feat winning leadership of the United Conservative Party (UCP).

Changing Alberta’s election boundaries isn’t enough to fix an imbalance of seats in Alberta’s legislature, it will create a new one. The Province should be adding more MLAs to prevent an erosion of representation for rural areas.

There was some turnover for the MD of Foothills, Black Diamond and Turner Valley, but it will be more of the same in Okotoks for the next four years. Bill Robertson is taking on his third term as mayor, and five seats were filled by incumbents.

It’s past time to take real action to address Okotoks’ affordable housing problem. The Okotoks United Church has asked town council to create a committee to find solutions to the lack of affordable housing in town.

In order to respond to an issue, it’s important to identify precisely what’s at issue in the first place.

The Okotoks municipal election for town council has turned into a horse race.

The Okotoks municipal election for town council has turned into a horse race.

Claiming work-related expenses is par for the course for most jobs, whether the job is a truck driver, an engineer or a town councillor.