Local News

Cochrane is still looking to rack up the votes in the World Fishing Network.com’s Ultimate Fishing Town contest.

A weekend fundraiser held by Jumping Pound Ridge Developments (JPRD) raised just under $18,000 for the construction of a new playground in the southwest Cochrane neighbourhood.

This season, expect a new flavour on the docket at MacKay’s Ice Cream — the ice-cream artists have unveiled two new creations in support of the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park.

Only a little more than a month remains before the third running of the Cochrane Relay for Life.

For the students of Glenbow Elementary School, taking care of Mother Nature is of the utmost of importance.

Development and business play a significant role in how a municipality moves forward, and for Cochrane mayor Truper McBride, the reality of developers approaching council candidates during election time is all part of process.

Last week, while most of us weren’t putting too much thought into what we were eating, two middle school girls embarked on a weeklong quest to attempt a 100-mile diet — a diet consisting only of foods produced within a 100-mile radius of Cochrane.

The skies will come alive with the sound of music as students in Bragg Creek join with students from across Canada to sing simultaneously with a Canadian astronaut in outer space. At 11 a.m.

Several Cochrane youth were recognized as ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ during a ceremony April 25 at the Cochrane RancheHouse.

Camp Fyrefly, a nation-wide leadership and resiliency retreat for sexual and gender minority youth, will be coming to Cochrane this summer — the first time the camp has come to the Calgary area in its 10-year history.