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Should development slow until traffic issue is remedied?

Should development slow until traffic issue is remedied?

Many people in Cochrane believe (and have written letters to the editor on this topic) that if town council either stopped or at least slowed down development in the municipality that it would help manage the area’s growing traffic issues – but is it
Cochrane's Labour Day Rodeo filled with western-style fun all weekend

Cochrane's Labour Day Rodeo filled with western-style fun all weekend

The Cochrane Lions Labour Day Rodeo returns this weekend for its 49th year. To get the rodeo started, tomorrow night (Sept. 4) will see the Slimdor Ranch Rodeo kicking things off at 4 p.m.
Brickineers hold programs this fall

Brickineers hold programs this fall

You probably don’t have to be worried about robots taking your job. But your children might have to.
Bear that attacked ATVers to be left alone

Bear that attacked ATVers to be left alone

A female grizzly bear that attacked two men on off-road vehicles in the Ghost area is being left alone to look after her two cubs. The two men, one on a quad and the other on a dirt bike, rode over a hill Aug. 29 at about 8 p.m.
Help fight kidney disease

Help fight kidney disease

Six-year-old Cochranite Laiken Olthuis has already endured a life’s worth of hardship.
Canines pounce on SLS Centre

Canines pounce on SLS Centre

It looks like Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) Family Sports Centre is going to the dogs this weekend. The Calgary Kennel and Obedience Club is holding its All Breeds Dog Show, which runs Sept.
Bike lanes now run along Glenbow Drive

Bike lanes now run along Glenbow Drive

The painting of dedicated bike lanes and installation of signage along Glenbow Drive and Railway Street is now complete.
Springbank fair brings community together

Springbank fair brings community together

Fall is in the air, which means summer is coming to end.
Banff-Airdrie candidate profiles

Banff-Airdrie candidate profiles

With the 2015 Federal Election coming this October, the Cochrane Eagle, along with its sister papers, Airdrie City View and Rocky Mountain Outlook, have attempted to put together profiles of each of the four candidates running in the Banff-Airdrie (f
Heroes take to the skies in Bragg Creek for annual fundraiser

Heroes take to the skies in Bragg Creek for annual fundraiser

Heroes can come from where you least expect them, but on Sept. 13 and 14 in Bragg Creek, look up.
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