Local News

A proposed subdivision within the Watermark area was unanimously tabled by Rocky View County (RVC) council at a June 9 meeting. The land, located west of 12 Mile Coulee Road, received redesignation approval at a public hearing in June 2014.

Registration for the 8th annual Monumental Tournament of Aces is now open. The popular Cochrane golfing event will be held at The Links of GlenEagles Oct.

Cochrane’s next in line K-8 school, slated to open in September 2016 in the community of Sunset Ridge, will be called ‘RancheView School’. Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees selected the name at their June 18 meeting.

Canada Day is almost here and there are a number of family-friendly events in and around Cochrane July 1. The Royal Canadian Legion at the Cochrane branch is hosting a traditional pancake breakfast at 9 a.m.

Royal LePage Integrity realtor Jim Messner has announced he will bring back the Cochrane Business Network after a two year absence.

A financial impact analysis of the Gardner Ranch project proposed in Springbank suggests the development may have a positive influence on the area and on Rocky View County (RVC) as a whole.

Cycling often takes on a local angle, riders come from Calgary, park in Cochrane and ride a route, but not so for one cyclist riding down Alberta Highway 567, otherwise known at Big Hill Springs Road.

Why art? Why beading? I sat with Cameron Kootenay and Eli Snow in Tim Hortons with coffees in hand. Kootenay, of the Navajo tribe of New Mexico and the Nakoda tribe in Morley, is a beader and one of the rare silversmiths living in Morley.

It’s been five years since Chris Ball filmed himself hopping on a freight train, among other stunts, drawing the outrage of law enforcement, concerned parents and even an invitation to speak on Dr. Phil.

When the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) earned a majority government victory in the May 5 provincial election, it was a dream come true for Eric Musekamp and his wife, Darlene Dunlop.