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From singers to steer wrestlers, Cochrane’s spirit will be alive at the Calgary Stampede this year, with a number of talented townspeople taking centre stage for Alberta’s pre-eminent annual event.

When Lucas Chaisson was in elementary school, he would spend a lot of time at MacKay’s Cochrane Ice Cream … but not to indulge in the famous flavours like many of his friends.

Vikings will storm the streets of Historic Downtown next month as part of a historic trip across the ocean.

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Treasure Island is coming to Cochrane.

Cochrane Toyota is giving area youth windows of opportunity – literally – to showcase their western artwork.

Cochrane’s young talent was on display on Saturday, with successful art and musical showcases highlighting a hunger for creative youth options in town.

Jason Cote first cut his musical teeth in the basement of a friend’s place in Deep River, Ontario, with his first band: Satin Steel. “We had one guitar,” remembered Cote with a laugh. “(For) the drummer, we used his mother’s luggage.

With moose on the driveway, porcupine in the yard and deer near the house, author Agnes Bellegris needed only look as far as her own backyard to find inspiration for her latest children’s book.

Don Begg is getting ready to load up his latest 2,000-pound creation and drive it more than 300 kilometres north to Fort Saskatchewan for an unveiling ceremony next week.

Cochrane’s dance studios celebrated successful seasons and showcased the passion and dedication their students bring to the stage in separate performances over the last couple of weeks.