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Slugged as ‘If we all love food, why are we throwing nearly 50 per cent of it away?’, “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story” is coming to the Cochrane Movie House Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.

Bragg Creekers will be beautifying the hamlet this Sept. 13 in an effort to improve the aesthetic of the downtown core — which was hard hit by the June 20, 2013 flood — with their ‘Re-Create The Creek’ initiative.

Cochrane’s Sydney Mae, 13, performed during Country Music Week at this year’s Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards in Edmonton, Sept. 4-7.

A mature grizzly bear was found dead by Alberta Fish and Wildlife last weekend near the intersection of Hermitage Road and the Trans-Canada Highway.

A man in his 50s was pronounced deceased at the scene, when Cochrane RCMP responded to a call around 12:15 p.m. Sept. 6 of a motor vehicle collision at the traffic circle of Hwy 22 and Hwy 8.

Following a Rocky View County (RVC) council meeting Sept. 9, a controversial Local Improvement Tax (LIT) proposed to residents around Cochrane Lake to offset the costs resulting from the flooded lake has been quashed in a vote of 8-0. Div.

This is the second consecutive summer season that has seen the roads torn up in the East End of Cochrane and residents detouring around mud holes and backhoes to make their way home. But the end is in sight, with completion slated for Sept.

Banff-Cochrane MLA Ron Casey was in Cochrane Sept. 8 to hand out Community Initiatives Program (CIP) and Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) grants to five organizations.

The word ‘junking’ may sound unpleasant, but the definition might surprise you: Taking something that other people might consider junk or garbage and repurposing it and making it useful.

The Redwood Meadows Firefighters Association will host their sixth annual ‘Heroes In The Sky’ fundraiser this weekend. The event begins at noon Sept. 13 and wraps up the evening of Sept.