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The second annual Vaughn's Memorial Color Run will return Labour Day weekend in full, vibrant colour and organizers are hoping to see the same numbers as last year by the morning on Sept. 2.

Enforcement agents of Cochrane and Calgary took to Hwy 22 and James Walker Trail on Aug. 1 for their annual inspection blitz.

Camp fYrefly extended its intake province-wide this year offering youth from the LGBTQ2S+ community everything from swimming and archery, to sexual education and mental health support.

The man who was at the property where the detained black Chrysler Sebring sedan was parked and who was detained by the Cochrane RCMP in connection to the shooting of a 60-year-old German tourist yesterday on Highway 1A, has now been released.

The 60-year-old German man is now recovering from surgery after being shot in the head during an apparent road rage incident west of Cochrane yesterday.

Nakoda youth interning with Chiniki and Wesley human resource development based in Morley are learning to harness their ancestral entrepreneurship skills in modern business.

The baddest bulls and bravest blokes are back this month for the 18th annual Cochrane Classic Bullriding on Aug. 18. For the second year, the event will pair up with the Cochrane Fair - taking place at the Ag Society grounds Aug. 17-19.

Last week, on a sunny Friday afternoon, dozens of community members lined up for a sausage lunch while traditional dancers, drummers and a DJ performed outside of the Stoney Health Centre in Morley.

Engaged citizens looking to come together have found strength in numbers is best done through the volunteer collaborative efforts of a community association.

I have been working hard, with my publisher at Rocky Mountain Books, on the manuscript of my next book The Secret Marathon – Empowering Women and Girls in Afghanistan through Sport , and things are, at last, coming together.