Okotoks, Alberta
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Okotoks

Administration
Full nameTown of Okotoks
Official nameTown of Okotoks
Settlement typeTown
MottoHistoric Past, Sustainable Future
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCalgary Region
Census division6
Municipal districtFoothills No. 31|government_footnotes=
Incorporated1904
Government
MayorBill McAlpine
Governing bodyOkotoks Town Council
Geography
Total Area7.2 sq mi (18.55 km2)
Elevation3454.7 ft (1053 m)
Demography
Total Population23201 (2010)
Other information
Time zoneMST (UTC-7)
Postal code spanT1S
Area code-1+403
HighwaysHighway 2A
Highway 7
Highway 549
WaterwaySheep River

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Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary. According to the 2006 Census, the town's population has grown by 46% since 2001.

The name was originally pronounced , but is now largely pronounced /ˈoʊkətoʊks/. The town celebrated its centennial in 2004.

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Alta. biofuel maker hit with waste disposal charges - Canadian Cattlemen Tweet this news
Canadian Cattlemen--The company and Freeman are to appear in Provincial Court in -Okotoks- on Nov. 29. Western Biodiesel has previously billed itself as circumventing the ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:16:28 GMT+00:00
Winter weather may not be as wild as first predicted - Western Wheel Tweet this news
Western Wheel--He lived in the Red Deer Lake region before moving west of -Okotoks- and said there were days drifts rose so high and got so hard he could ride his saddle ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:54:29 GMT+00:00
Okotokians play big role with Raiders - Western Wheel Tweet this news
Western Wheel---...- who have a 6-3-1 record in the -Alberta- Major Female Hockey League. The High River Raiders coaching staff with -Okotoks- area players on the roster at a ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:03:39 GMT+00:00
Okotoks wants social program funding protected - Western Wheel Tweet this news
Western Wheel--The move is in support of a similar request by the Family and Community Support Services Association of -Alberta-. Linda Blasetti, -Okotoks- FCSS co-ordinator, ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:08:57 GMT+00:00
'Doc' retiring from veterinary practice - Western Wheel Tweet this news
Western Wheel--When Bev Sears brought her cat to -Okotoks- veterinarian Doyle Mullaney after it was caught in a fan belt in a piece of machinery it did not look promising he ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:25:44 GMT+00:00
Young motorist charged after driver flees police - Calgary Sun Tweet this news
Calgary Sun--RCMP said about 5:30 pm on Oct. 5, -Alberta- traffic sheriffs tried to pull over a speeding car on Hwy. 7 near -Okotoks-, but the driver refused to stop. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:22:12 GMT+00:00
Profile: Aaron Lawson, Okotoks council - Western Wheel Tweet this news
Western Wheel--Graduated from University in 1999 with a BA; moved back to -Alberta- to start work as a project manager in metal manufacturing. Moved to -Okotoks- in 2000. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:24:35 GMT+00:00
Fatburger chain set to expand next week into Okotoks mall - Calgary Herald Tweet this news
Calgary Herald--"We've been in the -Alberta- market since June 1995," he said. In the past five years, 16 Fatburgers have opened in Western Canada. With the -Okotoks- opening ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:55:23 GMT+00:00
Smith running in Okotoks-High River - High River Times Tweet this news
High River Times--In 1935 William Aberhart, the first Social Credit Premier of -Alberta-, was elected in the then-district of High River--Okotoks- and changed the ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:40:49 GMT+00:00
Smith's choice of riding is new historic move - Calgary Herald Tweet this news
Calgary Herald---Okotoks--High River was the home riding of another political outsider, one who successfully brought the -Alberta- government to its knees. ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:54:55 GMT+00:00

: Historical conservation
Year Population
1911 516
1941 591
1951 767
1961 1,043
1971 1,247
1981 3,847
1991 6,720
2001 11,664
2006 17,145
2010 23,201



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