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The Cochrane & Area Events Society has planning well under way for the upcoming Cochrane Labour Day Parade on Sept. 5. The parade form-up will take place at 10:30 a.m. that day at the Burnco Site on River Avenue.

Cochrane will be hosting its Terry Fox Run on Sept. 18 at Mitford Park. Registration will open at 10 a.m. with the run starting at 11 a.m. Walkers, runners, cyclists, and pets are welcome to attend the event.

Cochrane’s food bank is trying to create a better understanding of the services it offers and to whom in advance of its next major push for donations on April 16.

From Queen bees to newbies, the upcoming Extreme Cowboy Alberta show will host a range of talents.

A group of Bow Valley High School students braved the cold, worked together and conquered a glacier last week.

There might be any tickets left for this year’s annual fundraiser for Ducks Unlimited, but there are still plenty of ways to help preserve wetlands in the region.

While the economic woes in Alberta are leaving few unscathed, Cochrane might be better positioned to weather the storm, according to a Calgary economist.

The Town of Cochrane’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) and the Volunteer Appreciation Committee are set kick off National Volunteer Week with some fun.

The Calgary Hitmen and the Red Deer Rebels' played a historic game at Stampede Corral April 1.

A Cochrane woman is upset after a billboard-sized sign that blew across a road and struck her car after months of warning the company about the dangers of the unsecure sign. Maddie Beynon woke up at 7 a.m.