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Kindergarten students, parents, and Fireside School staff were able to get up close and personal with a Calgary Police Service HAWC helicopter after it landed in the field near the school for an impromptu presentation on Friday.

"With the recent announcement of shared e-scooter company, Roll, ceasing operations, Cochrane is excited to partner with Bird to carry out the remainder of the pilot project," the Town's press release stated.

While money doesn’t grow on trees, the 80-year-old Cochrane-based company is keenly aware of the central role that growing trees plays in ensuring they may be around for another 80.

“There are no bylaws around dogs on the Nation, so we’re not equipped to handle dogs … we’re not trained to catch dogs and sometimes they’re injured, and that’s when most of the time our team members get bit, is trying to pick up a dog that’s been injured to transport them to safety,” said Richard.

Rocky View County (RVC) will be co-sponsoring a “Grazing School” on June 28 at Jumping Pound Hall to help local livestock producers find ways to implement and improve their grazing techniques.

The Town of Cochrane has released the results of a survey conducted last month, which sought in part to determine if the community agreed with administration’s decision to delete the comments section from the municipality’s Facebook page.

At the heart of Cochrane’s historic downtown, and widely renowned for their delicious frozen treats, MacKay’s Ice Cream is gearing up to celebrate its 75th anniversary on July 30.

For whoever follows in her steps as St. Timothy’s next valedictorian, Kotch said the best advice she can part with is to insert their personality into their speech.

This year’s Cochrane High School valedictorian excelled academically and immersed herself in music, soccer, and rugby on campus – and even found time for fun with ultimate frisbee.