Local News

With spring finally arriving, you may want to get out and enjoy the outdoors with your canines. But being outside also means being closer to wildlife and sometimes that can lead to chance encounters with local wildlife.

Are you ready to sweat? Cochrane’s own local bike shop Café Roubaix has entered a team into the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer and will be fundraising for the event on stationary bikes downtown May 23 from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m....

For Banff-Cochrane NDP MLA Cam Westhead, there is little time to waste in his preparation to represent the issues faced by his constituents.

While many business owners of 20 years look forward to sitting back and reaping the rewards of their hard work, one Ghost Lake resident and business owner is concerned that the government's use of the Ghost Reservoir for flood mitigation efforts may

Cochrane’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is providing free training to anyone in the area who wants to learn more about helping others who are looking for support.

Bragg Creek area songwriters continue to make their mark on the Alberta scene. Springbank’s Leanne Copithorne of the Elbow River Band and Robb Moss of Moss Creek Studio in Bragg Creek have both received nods from their peers this spring season.

Cochrane dog owners are encouraged to check their pets for ticks and if found, to carefully remove the potentially Lyme disease-carrying insects and submit them to the province’s tick surveillance program.

Local non-profit agency the Cochrane Society for Housing Options (CSHO) continues to increase awareness of housing issues faced by Cochrane and area residents.

The driver of a pick-up truck, a male in his mid-20s, who was struck by a semi truck southbound on Hwy 22 (near Hwy 1) May 19, was last reported to be in hospital in serious, non-life threatening condition. The collision took place around 3:20 p.m.

Student growth will be funded in Alberta, according to Premier-designate Rachel Notley. “The people of Alberta voted (May 5) for a new government that is committed to funding enrolment growth properly,” Notley said in a press release issued May 12.