Local News

RCMP are still investigating the Muslim cemetery shooting that put four men in the hospital this past Friday. Reports of gunshots at the cemetery, 1 kilometre east of Cochrane off Highway 1A, came around 3:30 p.m. on March 11.

Cochranite Mike Séguin is starting a support group for people living on the autism spectrum, with the first meeting to take place this Friday.

The Cochrane Community Awards (CCA) are now accepting nominations for the 2016 awards event happening Sunday, May 29. In addition to the 12 previous categories, the CCA committee has announced a new category accepting nominations.

New staff accommodations being put into Bow Valley Provincial Park (BVPP) have some residents concerned.

Dropping your kids off at the shelter for a night out continues. The Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) hosted their inaugural pyjama party last month with a positive review. “The kids (and puppies) had a great time,” - CAHS Facebook post.

The provincial government is seeking public and stakeholder input into the future of public transit across the province, and Rocky View Handibus Society’s Paul Siller is hoping users of the program will participate.

The Rotary Club of Cochrane is hosting Todd Hirsch, ATB Financial’s chief economist, for a speaking engagement and dinner on April 4.

Parks Canada wildlife experts decided to let nature take its course when a cow elk fell through thin ice on the Bow River in the Banff townsite on the weekend. Resource conservation officers responded to a report at 4 p.m.

Property assessments in Cochrane went up an average of six per cent for the 2016 assessment year, with some areas in town going up a lot more.

If it's on fire, you can be sure the Cochrane Generals are nearby. First their chartered team bus burned. They followed that up with a barn-burner in Game 5 of the Heritage Junior Hockey League Southern Division final.