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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.

ATCO energy customers will be receiving a post-Christmas bonus, with free electricity and natural gas services for the month of January.

The Cochrane Babysitting Co-op is looking for residents to join their unique babysitting club. With 20 families currently participating, the club maxes out at 25 families.

Two people were stranded in a ditch suffering from serious, non-life threatening injuries following a single vehicle collision earlier this week. On Nov.

Start your day off right on Nov. 30 by visiting the McDonald’s Cochrane to give back to community groups in need.

Brian Jean, the leader of the Wildrose Official Opposition, rallied together roughly 150 people at the Seniors on the Bow Centre with a rare trip to Cochrane.

With a reported growing need for an emergency shelter in Cochrane, six women have taken matters into their own hands.

The province has yet to develop a long-term management strategy for the wild horses of Alberta, a stagnation that has left their future in limbo. Some are hopeful that the results from a five-year contraception pilot project will prove successful.

There are still seats available for reservation for the Dec. 6 event to honour former Eagle owner and publisher Jack Tennant for his significant contributions to the Cochrane and area community.

The Rocky View Regional Handibus Society continues to struggle with their funding gap with Cochrane, rendering the future of their services for their nearly 400 users in town uncertain.