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The Government of Alberta announced Rocky View Schools (RVS) would receive eight new portables, with the majority going coming to Cochrane to help alleviate overcrowding in the schools.

After 10 years with the Cochrane Valley Folk Club (CVFC), artistic director Brian Fitzgerald will be stepping down from his role at the end of the season, handing over the reigns to local music man Angus Wilson. The announcement was made at the Feb.

Airdrie, Beiseker, Carstairs, Cremona, Crossfield, Didsbury and Irricana will be competing against each other for bragging rites in the inaugural Highland Primary Care Network (HPCN) Health Challenge.

Musicians Beth and Chris Sandvoss will be presenting their eclectic Americana/roots/folk blend in a rare duo format March 1 at the Snowbirds Chalet in Bragg Creek for an 8 p.m. concert.

Foodies rejoice! You are invited to sample the delicious flavours of Bragg Creek at an annual event that is sure to please the palate. The second annual Taste of Bragg Creek will be held Feb.

For the seventh year in a row the Bethany Care Society has been named one of Alberta’s Top 65 employers. “That tells me it isn’t a fluke,” said Darrell Lang, vice president of human resources for the society, of the repeat win.

Canadian comedian and satirist Rick Mercer took a break from roasting the likes of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mayor Rob Ford for a deep fried dill pickle moment with co-host Jann Arden at the PowderHorn Saloon in Bragg Creek Feb. 13.

The Little Creeks and Rough Fescue Appreciation Society (LCARF) debuted its plans for the upcoming year, as well as recapped 2013 efforts, at the group’s annual general meeting, Feb. 15, at the Nan Boothby Public Library.

One person is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 22, approximately two kilometres south of Cochrane. At roughly 1:15 p.m., Feb.

Town council carried a motion that Cochrane be approved as a pass-through community for the 2014 Tour of Alberta. The international cycling event is a six-stage race that is slated to start in Calgary Sept. 2 and end in Edmonton Sept. 7.