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Junior Achievement to host career forum

Junior Achievement to host career forum

The world is your oyster. It's a seed planted by parents in their inquisitive young children, who eventually become teenagers with a laundry list of questions about what they should be when they grow up.
Bill Belsey’s Tech-Forward Teaching

Bill Belsey’s Tech-Forward Teaching

RancheView School teacher Bill Belsey continues to cement his legacy as an “internet pioneer” with his bold take on the role of technology in schools. “It’s an amplifier.
Organ and tissue donation change lives for the better

Organ and tissue donation change lives for the better

For Michelle Hounslow it wasn’t so much a matter of if she’d need a kidney donation but when. “I have been dealing with kidney disease and damage for three-quarters of my life.
Sports groups vie for space on new recreation lands

Sports groups vie for space on new recreation lands

Cochrane’s Parks and Recreation Committee heard seven pitches on March 16 highlighting each organization’s vision for the 130 acres of land annexed north of Cochrane.
Missing girl found

Missing girl found

Cochrane RCMP have confirmed Faith Scheers has been found safe and sound. The 14-year-old went missing near Cochrane High School around 3 p.m. on March 21, 2019.
Missing person found at Ghost Lake

Missing person found at Ghost Lake

A deceased male in his thirties was found by Cochrane RCMP last night (March 21) at Ghost Lake. The man was found in a Dodge Ram pickup around 7 p.m. in the south parking lot at the lake. "It does not appear to be suspicious," said Sgt.
Accessory suite survey: Have your say

Accessory suite survey: Have your say

Accessory suites (rental properties in residential homes) have been a contentious issue in the past has they can impact parking and neighbourhood density, but also be good source of income for homeowners.
Alliance church raising funds to support new refugee

Alliance church raising funds to support new refugee

The Cochrane Alliance Church is looking for community support to help a new Cochrane resident make a life in Canada.
Kindergarten class tracking animals

Kindergarten class tracking animals

A kindergarten class at Elizabeth Barrett School is asking for Cochranites to keep an eye and phone out for any wildlife they encounter.
Cochrane Foundation hands out $81,000:

Cochrane Foundation hands out $81,000:

The Cochrane Foundation handed out its annual grants on Tuesday awarding 81,000 that was divided among 25 community groups.
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