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The Amazing Backcountry Race for STARS has concluded for another summer, and with the help of a pair of Cochranites, the effort raised $19,300 for the non-profit, air search-and-rescue outfit.

Seventy per cent of residents say there is a need for a transit system in Cochrane. Eighty-six per cent say they are satisfied with the opportunities they have been provided to voice their opinion on transit.

It should come as little surprise that 2012 has been breaking the mold where weather is concerned. After an unseasonably warm 2011-12 winter, followed by a June of sheer saturation, it turned out to be one of the warmest summers on record.

Since 1977, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Calgary and Area has been connecting adults (‘bigs’) with youth (‘littles’), bridging gaps and building life-enriching friendships.

The numbers of feral, forgotten dogs that roam First Nations communities across North America are perhaps in the millions.

A strong sense of community. Close proximity to Calgary. Access to amenities and professional services such as accounting and banks. The fact that Cochrane doesn’t levy a business tax and has a business property tax rate of only 9.7 per cent.

Sentencing has been delayed in the case of an unlicensed area contractor who previously pled guilty to infractions under the province’s Fair Trading Act.

The summer of 2012 marked the final year for the Bates Bar J Ranch.

There are only a few spots left for golfers looking to take part in the 5th annual Memorial Tournament of Aces this Oct. 6 at the Links of GlenEagles.

The local coalition Cochrane Area Under Siege (CAUS) held a second open house to address their concerns over hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Lochend area.