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Most Cochranites know who she is, which is precisely why her daughter wants you all to come celebrate her 80th birthday Aug. 19.

A blaze at a Morley residence is confirmed as arson, said Cochrane RCMP. A mother and two children were uninjured as they escaped flames and smoke inside their home early Friday (Aug. 7) morning.

If you take a look in your garage, you probably have a bicycle collecting dust and sitting neglected. For Cremona’s Kirk Douglas Doucette, owner of Recycled Cycles, that bike can get a second shot at life. The concept is simple.

After a freak snowstorm put a chill on last year’s attendance, the Cochrane Fall Fair will return Aug. 21-23 at the Cochrane and District Agricultural Society grounds with a bevy of activities for those still young at heart.

If you’re looking for some outdoor adventure and to learn a bit more about the area’s environment, the provincial park sitting at Cochrane’s doorstep may have the program for you.

BURNCO Rock Products employees went on strike Aug. 10, walking a picket line in Calgary and Cochrane after a July 30 vote favoured the union’s strike mandate. BURNCO released a media statement Aug.

Town council addressed amendments to a bylaw during its Aug. 4 meeting, one that outlines regulations regarding setbacks for multi-residential accessory structures.

The Town of Cochrane is proceeding with the process of selling a 2.52 acre plot of land located at 2nd Ave. and 2nd Street in the historic downtown area, but at least one councillor wants to avoid getting ‘burned.

Town of Cochrane crew members had to deal with a stinky situation Aug. 6 near the community of Bow Meadows. A wastewater backup on George Fox Trail had traffic down to one lane, while town staff worked to clean up the mess.

Cochrane-area resident Hermann Baur isn’t pleased with what has developed at a local condo building where his mother currently resides.