What industry is in Okotoks/High River other than agricultural stuff like the Cargill plant? Go to somewhere like Acme or Beiseker and see how far that gets your normal Alberta small town.
Thinking Okotoks or High River are anything more than bedroom/retirement communities is ridiculous. That being said, if people want to live out there in what passes for bucolic splendour, let them - but the city should be looking at ways of taxing those people for the municipal services they use but are not paying a reasonable share for.
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