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The Bighill Creek Preservation Society will be hosting a Watershed Forum and Creek Walk on May 7.

Parents and a Cochrane business joined forces to recognize the hard work and often-thankless dedication of Cochrane school bus drivers recently.

Get ready to strut your mutt. Registration is now open for one of Cochrane & Area Humane Society’s (CAHS) biggest fundraisers, the Mutt Strut.

Cochrane business and residents are stepping up to help the city Fort McMurray, after a wildfire sparked an evacuation of the community. As of 6:20 p.m. on May 3, the city issued a mandatory evacuation for all of its 83,000 residents.

Mitford School will be hosting an Artist in Residence program beginning May 10. Gail Bartel, a Calgary-based artist, will be hosting a six-day art workshop for the school’s Grade 5 students. The workshops take place during regular school hours.

Drug Bust Marijuana, crack, cocaine, suspected methamphetamine, and MDMA were recently seized during a major drug bust in Cochrane last Sunday.

Frontline health workers deal with trauma nearly every day, and now a town nurse is offering them an outlet for some of the stress that inevitably builds up.

In death Ryan Lane became a hero to his daughter freeing her from the custody of his murderers, Lane’s sister told the court during her gripping victim impact statement on Friday.

Council Briefs Upcoming Public Hearings: Three public hearings will be held at the regular council meeting on May 24. The first hearing will address proposed amendments to the tree requirement for single and semi-detached lots.

Residents around the Ghost Valley Public Lands are becoming increasingly afraid for their safety and say the area has become a haven for crime and unsafe gun use. “The Ghost Valley’s Public Lands have become a dangerous place.