Local News

A pair of Cochrane schools will see new faces in the principal position starting in August 2013. Susan Parker will fill the principal role at Ecole Elizabeth Barrett School, while Nancy Dutchik will take the helm at Mitford Middle School.

Three Springbank Middle School mathletes placed in the top three for the province in their grade level with the Caribous Mathematics Competition last month. Richard Sheng placed first for the Grade 5/6 math exam while Jenna Crowell placed third.

The newly appointed Pope Francis may be better suited to look at the issues currently facing the church, said Franciscan Friar Kevin Lynch, director of Mount St. Francis Retreat.

Starting this month, food waste organics for composting is being collected from Town of Cochrane buildings, all in part of the town’s commitment to zero-waste living, said waste and recycling manager Sharon Howland.

Cochrane Golf Club’s new manager knows how to keep grass green. With the unpredictable weather of the foothills, that’s good news for the town’s golf enthusiasts.

Members of the Bow RiversEdge Campground Society in Cochrane are looking to expand.

Home-based businesses in Cochrane that are considered ‘minor’ soon may not be required to purchase a development permit.

Celebrating survivors. Remembering those who lost their battle. Fighting back.

The movement now afoot in Alberta to take scoring out of soccer for kids under the age of 12 doesn’t include Eddie Escobar.

The students of Ecole Notre Dame des Vallees, Cochrane’s francophone school, have found a permanent location alongside Quigley Drive’s Mitford Middle School, as announced during a ground-breaking ceremony March 15.