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It was the icing on the cake to wind down the 25th year anniversary for Cochrane Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) staff to see their manager, Susan Flowers, receive an ‘Award of Merit’ Nov. 29.

When local Cochraninte and Hollywood stunt coordinator Steven McMichael heard the Cochrane Movie House would be holding a red carpet event Dec.

Partygoers were found to be on their best behaviour last weekend, as Cochrane RCMP and Alberta Sheriffs took to Highway 1A for a checkstop.

The work of the students of Glenbow Elementary School’s Roots and Wings program is not going unnoticed. First, the program and its participants were the recipients of a national innovation award.

A spokesperson from the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) attended Cochrane’s Dec. 9 council meeting to present the mayor and councillors with information regarding the draft of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP).

Graham Pye couldn’t have been more surprised to find his bike shop, Bike Bros., topping the 2013 list of Canadian Cyclist Best Bike Shops. “I found out secondhand,” said Pye, who first opened the shop in Calgary in 2003. “I wasn’t expecting this.

A review of the audited financial statements for Rocky View Schools (RVS) for the year ending Aug. 31, 2013, reveals a $10.2-million surplus of revenue in the 2012 to 2013 school year.

Nacho, one of the famous Rafter Six Ranch miniature horses, was hunted down and killed by a cougar on the historic farm, Dec. 10. Three foot tall Nacho was one of three miniature horses that lived at Rafter Six Ranch.

From the perspective of an entrepreneur looking to set up, expand or move a business, Rocky View County (RVC) was listed in the top 10 on Alberta Venture magazine’s annual list of the Best Communities for Business.

Donations are being collected to support Jamie McDonald, the Englishman who is running across Canada to raise money for a number of children’s charities.