High River is a happening place to be.

The town is growing immensely with new businesses opening up, and local attractions bringing people from all over.

Manager of Business and Tourism, Marilyn MacArthur says, "We've had some great successes with our small business community, in the last four months, we've seen about eight new businesses start that are in the downtown area."

This is good for the town because it shows that we are reaching the right size for people to serious invest in the town, and business are growing and thriving.

"There is a lot of excitement in High River, we're proud to welcome all the thousands and thousands of visitors that come to High River, "says MacArthur.

The show Heartland has brought a lot of tourism to High River, from people all around the world.

The town has a partnership with Heartland and is the sole distributor of merchandise for the show.

People are known to drive out of their way to come see Maggy's Diner from the show.

High River is going to be a busy place with lots of things planned for September.