LIONS CLUB DONATES $4,000 TO FRONT-LINE WORKERS
The Cochrane Lions Club is donating $4,000 to support front-line care centre workers for their heroic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The club has provided $1,000 each to Big Hill Lodge, Bethany Cochrane, Points West Living and Grand Avenue Village to help the facilities essential workers during these challenging times and lift their spirits. Employees will receive gift cards that can be used for meals, transportation or any needs they have that can help make their lives easier during the health crisis.
BUILDING BRIDGES
The construction of the Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge is set to resume in early May. The constriction will include completion of the approach slabs, paving deck and railings. The construction will result in intermittent closures of parts of the multi-use pathway and the Jim Uffelmann Memorial Park located beneath the bridge when overhead work is being completed. Cochranites are asked to obey the closure notices in the area to keep safe. The Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge is expected to open this fall.
GLENBOW RANCH SPRINGS INTO SUMMER
The Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is officially open to the public. Washroom facilities are open, but visitors are asked to bring their own toilet paper and hand sanitizer. It will be critical to maintaining social distancing while visiting. Those that visit the park are asked to help protect the grasslands in the area by staying on the path and leaving no garbage behind. A fire ban is in place that prohibits all open fires in the area. The announcement comes after vehicle access restrictions to Alberta Provincial Parks were lifted as part of the Provincial Relaunch Strategy
