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There were some tambourines and guitars, lots of dancing and good times.

The provincial government could save a lot of time and money by just abandoning the feasibility study of a flood/drought mitigation project, according to a townhall in Cochrane.

In October 2020, Alberta’s United Conservative government announced the closure of all remaining Job Corps offices along with job cuts that affected hundreds of provincial employees in social services, agriculture, and wildfire management.

I’d intended this week’s column to be a follow-up to last week’s on the restoration of the Creator’s vandalized image in us.

The Cowgirl Cattle Company held its 26th annual get-together at the Madden Community Hall on May 4.

The Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) “pawsed” for a moment to receive a sizeable donation from Vintage West Wines’ Shauna Hansen.

Cochrane based photographer Jacquie Matechuk won gold in the Wildlife category and won Best of the Nation.

Winters in the Edmonton area, or the number of consecutive days with temperatures below freezing, are at least 10 days shorter than they were nearly 75 years ago, data published by researchers at the University of Lethbridge shows.

On Saturday May 4, volunteers from 4-H clubs, Scouts, Girl Guides, schools, church organizations, Rotary clubs, sports teams, and other non-profit organizations will participate in an annual highway cleanup event along provincial highways across Albe

Bread and Butter Wines donated $7,500 to support the Cochrane and Area Humane Society on Friday. Story to come.