Local News

With rumours going around what is going to happen with the Bottrel General Store and Campground, Rocky View County (RVC) Coun. Bruce Kendall met with concerned citizens to discuss the issue.

The children at Future Stars Daycare in Cochrane will be having some special visitors once a month from now on.

A community meeting is being held at Springbank Heritage Club to discuss the Cochrane & District Agricultural Society land.

Syrian refugee newlyweds, part of the Cochrane Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Group (CSRSG), received the keys to their new apartment in Cochrane on Feb. 29. Safaa Alkhoury and Louay Ghassan arrived in Cochrane on Feb.

Safe Couch will continue running, with help from the Town of Cochrane. The Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area (BGCC) Safe Couch program will now be run in partnership with Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) starting April 1.

A fatal crash closed down Highway 1A on Feb. 28. Cochrane RCMP responded to a single vehicle rollover this past Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on Highway 1A, eight kilometres west of the Morley town site.

Join Neighbour to Neighbour – Canada to Nepal (N2N) on Saturday, March 5, for a fun-filled event aimed at raising money to support victims of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Cochrane Fish and Wildlife officers are seeking the public’s assistance on tracking down a poacher after female cougar was found dead at McLean Creek Public Land Use Zone. On Feb.

When one thinks of foundational skills necessary for students to learn, reading, writing and arithmetic instantly come to mind. But with advances in technology, a new type of language is becoming increasingly important.

Riparian areas along Cochrane’s Big Hill Creek and Airdrie’s Nose Hill Creek, along with some smaller tributaries to the streams, will be receiving a bit of a facelift in 2016 thanks to the efforts of the Bow Valley Riparian Recovery and Enhancement