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According to Jeri Maitland, executive director of the Nan Boothby Memorial Library, the Cochrane library is in need of an increase to its per capita spending in order to keep in line with comparable communities in the province.

More than 240 of the area’s most passionate youth dancers, singers, musicians and actors sang, sashayed and soloed their way into Cochrane Toyota this week to showcase their talents and receive valuable feedback as part of the 2016 Rotary Youth Talen

Cochrane RCMP is asking the public for help after suspects damaged approximately 50 golf carts this past weekend. On Saturday between 6:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Council gave its unanimous consent to the cemetery master plan at the Nov. 14 council session, giving the green light to Cochrane cemetery improvements estimated at approximately $1.5 million.

Cochrane’s new pool multiplex has brought its fundraising up to $4.8 million and is on target for a handover date of June 30, 2017. The Cochrane and Area Warm Water Therapy Pool Society presented a cheque for $81,606.

A Calgary-based singer is teaming up with a Bragg Creek-based veterinarian to bring contraceptives for dogs to First Nation communities via jewelry.

With construction underway and the Fireside School set to open in September 2017 the fundraising committee is gearing up. With a new school comes many things, the biggest being a new playground according to organizers.

As the Cochrane Cadets gear up to for their Vimy Ridge visit next year they celebrated their 40th anniversary last week.

Cochrane High students are ready to give blood for the upcoming National High School Blood Challenge. A group of six Grade 12 Cochrane High students are spearheading the Young Blood initiative that runs from Sept.

Vlad Holmwood’s story isn’t all sunshine and roses but he is a ray of light for many Cochrane motorists.