Local News

Canada Post may be halting operations in July if the national mail service can’t come to an agreement with its workers. The company started negotiations with its two main unions, Urban Postal and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers, at the end of 2015.

Former judge and best-selling author John Reilly is turning 70 on June 26, and he has a lot to reflect on during his time in Cochrane as he plans his upcoming birthday fundraiser party.

The Town of Cochrane and Cochrane & Area Event Society have big plans for Canada Day this year. Residents can head down to the Royal Canadian Legion at 9 a.m. on July 1 for a pancake breakfast to start the day off right.

Cochrane High School student Ariana Alford will be jetting off to Carleton University in Waterloo, Ont., in July with some of the brightest students in the nation.

The Seniors for Kids Society is bidding a fond farewell to former president Charles (Bev) Pamenter. After 19 years, Pamenter, 87, is stepping down from the society as president and a volunteer to enjoy the rest of his retirement.

A coop full of chickens in Rolling Range Estates had a harrowing experience last week. On Friday morning Phil Davidson's wife woke up to two grizzly bears trying to raid her wire chicken enclosure. “She called us at 7:30 p.m.

Fireside residents packed the Town of Cochrane’s council chambers to oppose the potential six-storey seniors’ complex planned for that community.

The Cochrane Society for Housing Options celebrated a decade of filling a need for affordable housing in Cochrane June 17.

Grade 12 Cremona School student Gizelle de Guzman may be starting a new trend for high school graduates – she will be attending her grad bald.

The new $45-million aquatic and curling centre project that broke ground last year is currently $990,000 over budget. The information was included in the town’s quarter one financial report for 2016.