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Three Cochrane firefighters recently returned from Africa after helping to construct an orphanage outside Gulu, Uganda. Departing on Aug. 29 and returning Sept.

Rocky View County (RVC) council approved the rezoning of a piece of land in the northwest area of the county near the Hamlet of Madden to accommodate a new golf course, boutique hotel and individual cabins.

Following a year of debate and controversy, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resources Development (AESRD) has given the green light to Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) to harvest in West Bragg Creek as part of the province’s FireSmart plan.

Artists helping artists. That’s the motto behind the Bragg Creek Artisans Association — a group more than three decades young and still going strong.

When Dylan Oosterveld, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area, learned that his charity was the first Cochrane-based organization to be included by a new social networking-slash-fundraising site, Givyup.

In the wake of the recent suicide of 15-year-old Amanda Todd of Port Coquitlam, B.C., Wild Rose MP Blake Richards is urging Canadians to do more to address bullying and cyberbullying.

The annual Cochrane Lioness Christmas Market will take place Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church.

Calgary Flames prospect and left-winger Michael Ferland’s trial date will be June 24, 2013 to face charges of assault that were laid against him during a bar fight at Cochrane’s Stageline Saloon on July 29, 2012.

Kids have a way of overcoming life’s obstacles to the extent that amazes even their own parents. Ryan Switzer, a 15-year-old Grade 9 Bow Valley High (BVH) student, is one such youth.

With the calendar revealing another year gone by, so marks the time for those who have endured the loss of family and friends serving in the military to take time to reflect on Nov. 11.