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As the Christmas countdown kicks off, there is no shortage of opportunities to purchase unique gifts from local artisans, shop local or take in some festive cheer to get into the swing of the season. Nov.

Draft budget deliberations will take place Nov. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the possibility of finishing up the following day. Deliberations on the draft 2017 town budget are open to the public.

Cochrane Light Up will be continuing the silent auction online until Nov. 27 will all of the proceeds to go directly towards the Adopt-A-Family program.

All Cochrane kids want for Christmas is to give back. Bow Valley High School (BVHS) students got in the holiday spirit last Friday when the Grade 9 students spent the day writing Christmas cards for Cochrane seniors.

A Cochrane woman has stepped up to make sure seniors are not forgotten this holiday season.

Bow Valley High School (BVHS) students were excited to host a Horizons Leadership Conference earlier this week.

Lulu Krell’s great-great-granddaughter got dressed up for the occasion, relatives flew in from as far away as New Zealand, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth both sent congratulatory letters.

A $15,000 donation from the Treasures For Your Home Society to the Bethany Family Council will enable the build of a gazebo for the long-term care residents between wings six and seven.

Following a short campaign and an outpouring of community support, members of Cochrane Fire Services were pleased to donate four truckloads of food to the Calgary Veteran’s Food Bank last Friday.

When the going gets tough, it’s time to get creative. In response to the economic downturn, contractor Gregg Taylor turned his sights of home ownership to a vision of off-grid living in a house he could outright own: all 160-square feet of it.