1999: Community Garden
2000: Toxic Tunnel
2001: Sports Helmet Safety
2001: Smoke-free Restaurants

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1999: Community Garden

Thanks to a lot of volunteers, some generous sponsors and grants, HOC designed and built the first Community Garden in Okotoks in 1999. Some of the raised-bed plots are devoted to growing vegetables for the Okotoks Food Bank.

2000: Toxic Tunnel

HOC sponsored the display of this 27-foot long tunnel exhibition for a week at the Foothills Composite High School.

2001: Sports Helmet Safety

With the aim of promoting helmet use and safety in Okotoks, HOC organized several events to distribute coupons for discounted sports helmets to children and youth in Okotoks.

Funding came from the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research.

2001: Smoke-free Restaurants

HOC awarded certificates to smoke-free restaurants in Okotoks and recognized these establishments through advertisements in the Western Wheel. Now the majority of the town's eateries are non-smoking, including:

• A & W, 400 Big Rock Lane;
• Back Alley Café, 79 Elizabeth St.;
• Big Rock Inn, 101 Elizabeth Street;
• Boston Pizza, 10 Westland Road;
• Café Divine, 42 McRae St;
• Dairy Queen, 100 Village Lane;
• Family Bean Coffee Shop, 97 Elizabeth Street;
• La P'tite Table, 52 N Railway St;
• Millenium Lanes, 105 - 100 Stockton Avenue;
• Okotoks Triplex Concession, 99 Okotoks Drive;
• Panago Pizza, 2 - 420 Big Rock Lane;
• Pizzaberg, Southridge Village Mall;

• McDonalds, 600 Big Rock Lane;
• Subway, 4 - 420 Big Rock Lane;
• Tim Horton's, 18 Southridge Drive;
• Wendy's, 18 Southridge Drive;
• Mr. Spud Café, 26 McRae St;
• Yiannis’ Salt & Pepper Restaurant, 27 McRae St;
• Hansel & Gretel, 49 Elizabeth St.