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Cochrane RCMP is investigating a suspected child-luring event in Bragg Creek that took place on Sept. 19, and is asking for the public's help in identifying the male suspect.

“Back in Cochrane, we have such great support and we’re really looking forward to another great season. Hopefully a lot of people can come out to see some very talented young ladies play a very exciting brand of hockey.”

Fall's golden glow has officially arrived in Cochrane, as evidenced by the trees and leaves in the town's many parks this past weekend. The three members of our newsroom all went out with our cameras in tow this weekend to capture some of the sights this stunning fall has to offer in Cochrane.

A Bragg Creek resident is starting up a waste disposal service, with the hope it will help address ongoing challenges area residents are having with bears.

Some shots from the Spray Lakes Family Sports Centre's public event for the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.

The story of an ongoing dispute between a private wildlife rehabilitation centre in Cochrane and the provincial government department overseeing it has more twists and turns than a mountain trail in bear country.

Some shots from the final 2022 Cochrane Farmer's Market on Oct. 1. Cochranites came in droves to the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre to mark the end of the season.

“(I think) the really big opportunity is to have a new recreation area for people to come, and be in its native state,” Hunter said.