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The Alberta government and TransAlta – an electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary – reached an agreement June 4 to use the Ghost Reservoir to help control flooding in the area.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) recently launched a new group, one that is focused on the continuous improvement of sustainable Canadian beef.

Lace up your shoes for this year’s Footstock event, which races through the streets of Cochrane this weekend.

Local RCMP got their man the morning of June 9. Or rather, the man came to them. Bradley Bouvier, 18, has been charged with public mischief after Mounties responded to a call regarding an attempted robbery at about 9:30 a.m., said Cpl. Greg Stannard.

Council approved an increase of $71,235 to develop a transportation master plan; the total cost of the plan has increased from $180,000 to $251,235 due to an increase in scope.

Cochrane blues band, The Smoking Aces, will be reclaiming the Legacy Guitar and Coffee House stage June 14 at 8 p.m.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) recently launched a new group, one that is focused on the continuous improvement of sustainable Canadian beef.

Council approved an increase of $71,235 to develop a transportation master plan; the total cost of the plan has increased from $180,000 to $251,235 due to an increase in scope.

Cochrane High School’s Jordan Eeles was recognized by Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees June 5 for his exemplary efforts on his Biology 30 diploma exam.

Two siblings from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation were sentenced June 5 for possessing and trafficking protected wildlife.