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For Lt. Jeff Avery, safety codes officer with Cochrane Fire Services, Cochranites who choose to make recreational use of the off-limits storm ponds around town are literally skating on thin ice.

Opening with a bang and a buck The Canadian Brewhouse raised more than $5,000 for the Cochrane & Area Humane Society during the VIP opening night last week, where a portion of the proceeds were raised for the shelter.

One Cochranite is trying to end the stigma around mental illness by asking people to wear their diagnoses on their sleeves … or on the front of a T-shirt to be more precise.

The RCMP is indicating a man officers killed fired on police while they attempted to execute arrest warrants on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. At approximately 4 p.m. Jan.

Shots fired. Cochrane RCMP officers were attempting to execute an arrest warrant on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation reservation when shots were fired on Saturday.

No doubt, most of you who make New Year’s Resolutions, will have already done so. But, just in case you are still thinking about it, here’s a thought. …… wouldn’t it be great if we could all do two things – take something up and give something up.

What will 2017 bring? More Women Empowering Women. The first meeting of the new year kicks off on Jan. 18 discussing de-cluttering.

Social media channels were abuzz this week with talk of the provincial carbon tax, which came into effect on Jan.1. Cochrane Coun.

The Schmidt family welcomed 2017 by bringing home Cochrane’s first baby of the new year. Charlee Ann Schmidt rang in at seven pounds, nine ounces and 20.6 inches long at 5:42 p.m.

The Cochrane Ideas discussion group will be exploring the idea of healing after the suicide of a loved one, with speaker Yvonne Law. Law lost her only brother 18 years ago to suicide.