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A public hearing and first reading of a bylaw calling to increase side yard setbacks resulted in a request by council for administration to find out possible legal ramifications if the bylaw were to pass following future readings.

Highway 22 has now reopened after a collision near Riversong between a white Toyota SUV and a logging truck carrying lumber, at 7:19 a.m. It was the second major accident emergency services responded to in a nine-hour span.

The monthly flea markets in Stoney Nakoda First Nation kicks off again. The market will have a variety of vendors with tables full of crafts, art, baked goods, gently used goods, and beadwork. The Flea Market is on Sept. 30 from noon til 4 p.m.

The annual Fall Mom to Mom Sale, hosted by the Cochrane Lioness Club is still seeking vendors for its consignment-style event and organizers are hopeful a few people can loan clothes racks or donate 16-gauge metal to build racks for the event.

Need help introducing your child to preschool? Rocky View Schools (RVS) added an additional Preschool Intervention Program to the school curriculum this year, accepting children aged three to five years old with severe developmental needs and childre

Apples to apples. Apples to youth? The second annual Kiwanis Apple Festival kicks off this weekend on Sept. 24 and 25.

Around one in six Canadian couples face infertility issues. Ayla and Caleb Langford are among them.

Lottery tickets were stolen from a vehicle in Cochrane earlier this month.

Arts enthusiasts are in for a real treat as the Alberta Culture Days event is returning to Cochrane. The event, which runs Sept. 30 to Oct.

Telus gives back. The Cochrane & Area Humane Society accepted $4,250 from Telus last Wednesday in support of the shelter’s Humane Education Program.