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Rocky View County (RVC) is forecasting lower yields than in 2022 due to the adverse conditions which impacted local productivity throughout the growing season.

Sarah Elmeligi, Alberta NDP Banff-Kananaskis MLA and critic for tourism, sports and recreation wants the provincial government to pump the brakes on clear-cut logging in West Bragg Creek, Highwood Pass and Horse Lake/Aura Sand Hills in the Ghost.

I went to our bedroom window this past weekend to see how our apple tree was doing. Sure enough, it was yielding the fruit of its summertime labour. How amazing: exactly four months earlier these apples were blossoms of springtime promise.

A couple of weeks ago Sue and I were talking about our back yard and an idea came up….

Roots/country singer-songwriter Justine Vandergrift will bring her eclectic music to Found Books in Cochrane on Sep. 22, for a concert that’s sure to leave an impact.

“I’m so happy that we started this, and we couldn’t do this without the support of our Cochranites,” Singh said.

A gallery of golfers participating at the 2023 Legion Golf Tournament that took place at the Cochrane Golf Club on Sept. 10.

Cochrane Coun. Marni Fedeyko surprised her colleagues at the council meeting on Sep. 11.

Update 2 Update 1 Cochrane RCMP have rescinded the shelter in place order for Bow Ridge residents. According to police, the suspect, Greg Deviat, is still at large, but has likely left the the Bow Ridge area.

The Cochrane RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing 27-year-old woman.