the 10th-fastest growing municipality in
the entire country between2006 and2011.
Statistically speaking, the average age is 34
and about 50 percent of the workforce
commutes into Calgary, while 550
businesses are located within town borders,
in addition to 600 more that are home-
based. Government and schools, along with
the Cargill beef processing plant in nearby
HighRiver, are themain employers, and the
main lure for the recent spike in growth has
beenwordofmouth.
Okotoks is a warm and inviting community
that offers unique shopping and dining
experiences and a variety of comfortable
accommodation options, according to
Shane Olson, the town’s economic
development team leader. It has a vibrant
arts and culture scene utilizing the Okotoks
Art Gallery, Museum and Performing Arts
Centre, numerous recreational oppor-
tunities and exciting year-round comm-
unity events.
Okotoks is also home to the Okotoks
Dawgs baseball team and the Okotoks
Oilers andBisons hockey clubs.
“What we hear a lot in our household
surveys that we conduct with our residents
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