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On Feb. 4 the Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School held a Developing Resiliency in Children seminar presented by Dr. Wayne Hammond. According to his initiative’s website, “Hammond is the president and executive director of Resiliency Initiatives.

Cochrane pet owners are being asked to open their hearts, and wallets, to show support for their furry friends this month. Global Pet Foods will be hosting the annual Show Us Your Heart fundraiser starting tomorrow, Feb.

The dream has become a reality. The Cochrane Generals finished their regular-season campaign in first-place overall in the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL), with a franchise record of 62 points.

There is something supernatural happening around Cochrane. A new television series, Wynonna Earp, based on the graphic novels by Beau Smith, is currently wrapping up filming in the Cochrane area.

At this time last year, finding a family doctor in Cochrane was impossible. Now, thanks to the help of the Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network (PCN), the town has five doctors currently accepting new patients.

The final piece of The Quarry development puzzle has been put in place. At a special meeting Feb.

The Cochrane Ideas discussion group will be exploring the right of people to die with dignity and societal attitudes toward physician-assisted dying at its next meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12, at the King Solomon Lodge, 120 Centre Ave.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli cases in the Calgary Zone of AHS. As of Feb. 2, the outbreak includes 14 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7.

Get a jump on tax season with the Cochrane Business Network (CBN). The group is hosting “Business Tax 101, what you need to know” at its regular monthly meeting Feb. 9 at Cochrane Toyota’s Community Room.

The house a man was killed in last month was destroyed in a fire late Monday (Feb. 1) night and RCMP investigations are underway. At around 10:45 p.m., emergency crews were dispatched to a house fire in Morley on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.