Local News

Cochrane RCMP is issuing a warning to residents to not leave garage door openers in vehicles, as this could offer the perfect opportunity for someone to gain entry into a home, which has occurred twice during the past week.

Serving songs certain to make the body move, Alex Cuba will be bringing Latin soul to the Bragg Creek Centre Nov. 23 – the next performance for the Bragg Creek Performing Arts.

He’s been flooded out of his home, lost belongings beyond repair and held his wife’s hand through the loss of her job due to the June crisis in High River.

Now that the dust has settled and Cochrane’s new mayor and councillors have been sworn-in, an oldie but a goodie comes to mind: when is the proposed arts and cultural centre going to get back on track? According to Kathy Dietrich, senior manager of p

Her recent art collection, ‘Show Your Roots’, is symbolic of a spiritual journey for Cochrane artist Karen Chaisson.

Roll out the red carpet – or at least the black trench coats, holsters and boots. The Nan Boothby Memorial Library’s annual Red Carpet Fundraiser will be held at the Cochrane Movie House this Nov. 28 from 6:30-10 p.m.

Over the last several years, Bragg Creekers with an ear for the singer-songwriter tradition may have had the fortune to attend a house concert or two, featuring the acoustic stylings of former pop-rocker-turned-folkie, Barney Bentall.

The third film of the season for the Chinook Film Group is a 2013 documentary film, Watermark, set for screening at the Cochrane Movie House Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.

The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign begins today in Cochrane, running all the way until Christmas Eve.

The Town of Cochrane is going to be speaking with Rocky View County (RVC) about pumping water out of Cochrane Lake and funneling it into Horse Creek, which the county has been forced to do each spring and summer to avoid flooding in the area.