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Mount Royal University political science professor Dr. Duane Bratt discussed populism and politics with the crowd gathered at Frank Wills Memorial Hall for the monthly Cochrane IDEAS event.

"In loving memory of Don Reed." The words are displayed for all to see on the passenger side of the brand new handibus that was officially added to the Rockyview Regional Handibus Society's fleet today (Thursday, April 11).

Nakoda Elementary School held its first Inclusion Education Celebration on April 4 to honour special needs students.

Rival Boxing Gym is making its presence known as they'll be hosting their Boxing Beauties event on April 27 at the Cochrane Lions Event Centre. "The event itself is a boxing show.

Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to start thinking about putting seeds in the ground. Home gardeners in the area are already prepping their soil in anticipation of the start of the growing season.

Rocky View Schools has announced it will be increasing bus fees between five per cent and 19 per cent to respond to rising costs.

“Unless you’re dead or living in Edmonton” – to quote the man himself – you already know that Cochrane’s largest infrastructure project to date will be named in honour of Jack Tennant.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) will only be receiving seven portables (also called “modular classrooms”) for the 2019/2020 school year. RVS requested 39 portables from the Province in October of last year.

The 11 th annual World Religions Conference (WRC) is taking place at the Cochrane RancheHouse on Wednesday, April 10. The topic of the conference is “Universal Compassion – The Core Human Value.

The Cochrane Historical and Preservation Society (CHAPS) has estimated last week’s museum flooding caused $40,000 to $48,000 in damages.