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I am embarrassed to admit it, but I came to volunteering late in life. I looked into volunteering with this very organization and relatively quickly dismissed it because there seemed to be a lot of hoops you had to jump through.

The cancer activist who inspired a nation to run/walk/bike in his footsteps is top of mind with the annual Terry Fox Run being held across Canada on Sept. 16.

From small start-up to tech giant.

Organizers of the Cochrane Parkinson's Step 'n Stride are calling for more registrants and donors as the annual event gets ready to kick off in two weeks.

Residents are discovering black, sooty air filters in their homes and a local air system company said it's likely a result of the smokey air conditions from the nearby wildfires.

An influx of bear sightings in urban areas within Cochrane has prompted worry among residents. However, Alberta Fish and Wildlife said it's something to be expected with the increased development in wild areas.

Transit has been topical in Cochrane for the last decade, having been debated by three councils and is likely to either be given the green or red light at the Sept. 10 council session.

Jade Janzen is looking to change Cochrane's footprint, one single-use piece of plastic at a time.

A Cochrane couple is banking on sunny days ahead. Hugh and Peggy Maloney recently had solar panels fixed onto their family home and expect to produce 103 per cent of their energy needs.

Fourteen charges have been laid against a 16-year-old Morley youth in connection to the shooting of a German tourist on Aug. 2.