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The Comprehensive Flood and Water Management Council, an informal volunteer group of Calgary and area residents, are looking to get the message out to the public that there is a better alternative to the controversial Springbank Off-Stream reservoir

Shed your jackets for a good cause.

An innovative new teaching style that brings students out of the classroom and into real-world offering hands-on learning experience has started its third year.

The diverse options in avenues of service is what Cochrane Rotarian Bruce Tannas feels sets the Cochrane Rotary Club apart from other volunteer organizations, and what he hopes will interest new members to join the local group of 32 members.

While I was browsing among a bookstore’s shelves recently, one cover stood out as if it had a message for me personally.

Council unanimously approved the land purchase for the new RCMP station Oct. 11, as identified in the Ten-Year Financial Strategy for the town. The purchase price for the 2.

Last week Dennis Stefani correctly pointed out that I did not cite any sources, a hard thing to do in a 500-word letter unless all you do is point to the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) website as both Dennis and Nielle did.

After a two-week Give A Little, Help A Lot fundraising campaign earlier this year at Mark’s No Frills, more than $2,000 was donated to a Cochrane mother with multiple sclerosis.

The Bow Rivers Edge Campground Society announced $104,100 in community program reinvestment this year, including $50,000 to fire relief in Fort McMurray (a split donation from the local Lions and Rotary clubs).

After a turbulent relationship between the Town of Cochrane and food trucks, administration has presented a draft of the new mobile food vendors bylaw at a recent open house.