Residents in the M.D. of Foothills may see some increased air traffic in the form of helicopters over the next few weeks.

AltaLink will be using helicopters throughout the M.D. to inspect their transmission systems.

Robin Boschman, Manager of Communications at AltaLink, says the inspections will help make sure their power system remains reliable.

"We're doing detailed aerial patrols of our electric transmission system in Southern Alberta, so this includes doing a visual inspection of our power lines using a helicopter which allows us to get up close to our structures to do a visual inspection, take some photos and identify any issues we may need fix."

This week helicopters will mainly patrol about 40 km east of Okotoks.

Aerial inspections are expected to wrap up in early July.

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