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It has a few wrinkles and has had a few growing pains, but Canada you are a looking pretty darn good for 150 years. Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary as a country on Saturday and a lot has changed since first prime minister John A.

Here we grow again. It was good news for the Town of Okotoks last week as the Province gave its stamp of approval on the annexation of 1,950 hectares of land from the MD of Foothills.

A Gofundme page has been set up by one of our members to raise money for a building in order to give Branch #291 a permanent home. All donations will be gratefully received. You can find the link on our webpage at www.okotokslegion.

What do 90 per cent of kids say is the best part of their day? As much as parents wish it was math or social studies, it’s usually recess. Playtime is one of the most important parts of the day.

Representation by population should be a guiding principle in any democracy, but there needs to be room for common sense to ensure people’s voices are heard.

Foothills businesses could do well to take a close look at the often untapped potential of special needs individuals. Foothills SNAPS is working to shine a light on inclusive hiring in the region.

Sometimes building for the future means having to make a tough, and potentially unpopular choice today. As the Town continues to study plans for a performing arts centre, it needs to move beyond the Creamery site along Riverside Drive.

The centralized ambulance dispatch system is broken in the Foothills and it’s time for the provincial government and AHS to return control back to the Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission (FRESC).

The Town can afford to slow down on plans for the Landmark site for now, but a blanket moratorium on downtown land decisions is a step too far.

The Liberal government has missed the mark on its plan to legalize cannabis. Proposed legislation would allow people to carry up to 30 grams of marijuana in public and to grow as many as four plants in their homes starting July 1, 2018.