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Holy Spirit Elementary School has received a “Buddy Bench” from the Cochrane 3rd Girl Guides.

Mike Fenton with Fenton Automotive in Cochrane is getting a shave! Fenton will be shaving his beard to raise money for the Cochrane Activettes’ Share Your Christmas program.

The Cochrane High School Performing Arts ensemble will be presenting The Penelopiad from Dec. 9-12 at the school. The play, written by Margaret Atwood, is a re-telling of Homer’s The Illiad and The Odyssey from a female perspective.

As the Holiday spirit sets in, don’t forget to keep your home safe this season. “It is always a busy time at Christmas,” said Jeff Avery, safety codes officer and Cochrane firefighter.

It’s been a long period of uncertainty surrounding education funding in the province for the 2015/16 school year.

Cochrane parents looking for a festive night out, but are having difficulties finding activities for their kids, need look no further than the Cochrane Early Learning Centre. The childcare provider is running movie nights Dec.

The Bow Valley High School’s performing arts class and dance class will be presenting Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream starting tonight, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at the high school. There will also be two more performances, at 7 p.m. on Dec.

When Rocky View 2020’s (RV2020) former executive director Eric Lowther made the decision to run for Rocky View County (RVC) council, the landowner advocacy group was left a position to fill.

After nearly a year of development and public engagement, the Agricultural Boundary Design Guidelines were presented to Rocky View County (RVC) council Nov. 24. The document was approved by a vote of 8-1, with Reeve Greg Boehlke voting in opposition.

Mead, an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water, will be making a comeback to people’s glasses in the Cochrane area this holiday season thanks to one local meadery.