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Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School will be holding two student-centered events within the next two weeks. First, the school’s council is presenting Developing Resiliency in Children with Dr. Wayne Hammond on Feb. 4 at the school.

Conservative-minded residents in the Bow Valley (Banff-Cochrane) region are being invited to participate in a Feb. 8 forum set up to discuss Alberta’s future.

Cochrane RCMP recovered a stolen all-terrain vehicle (quad) in Cochrane on Jan. 29. The investigation included Edmonton Police Services after a 2008 Polaris Quad was stolen from the City of Edmonton.

Four Calgary hikers missing overnight on the Prairie Mountain Trail in Kananaskis Country have been found unharmed. Cochrane RCMP responded to a Jan. 31 call of overdue hikers on the trail. The call was received at 11:30 p.m.

A local group of women has donated over $24,000 to local charities over the last year, through the 100 Women Who Care, Cochrane chapter.

Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. Nowhere was this more evident, than when the Cochrane Generals suffered a setback over the weekend in their quest for the HJHL’s Southern Division title, falling 4-3 to Red Deer Vipers in overtime on Jan.

Cochrane town council voted for the second and third reading of Bylaw 22/2015 that will adopt changes into Land Use Bylaw 01/2004. The changes will allow four lots in Heartland to fall into compliance with Land Use Bylaw 01/2004.

One year into Rocky View Schools’ (RVS) 2015-19 Four Year Plan, trustees evaluated how the plan has been integrated into schools across the division during the Jan. 7 regular board meeting. The 2015-19 Four Year Plan, which was approved Feb.

Local pottery and art studio Saffron Collective Studios was given the opportunity to showcase local talent in the area in a big way.

Imagine if a roofing company came to your house, caused damage, realized they were at the wrong house and left without so much as a note. That is what a Cochrane homeowner is alleging happened to her.