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A recent report by the C.D. Howe Institute reveals that Canadian math teachers should focus less on discovery-based learning and shift their focus back to traditional learning methods.

If you’re old enough to remember, Arcadia was the 1985 Duran Duran spinoff that is so ‘80s David Hosselhoff would cry.

Rocky View County (RVC) council unanimously approved the 2015 Specialized Transportation Assistance Grant funding of $206,200 after reviewing recommendations from the Policy and Priorities Committee at its May 26 meeting.

Number of 2015 graduates: 49 students When was graduation celebrated? Grad ceremony was held May 29 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Members of Cochrane’s Big Hill West 4-H Club have much to be proud about after scoring big at the 4-H on Parade competition last weekend in Calgary.

This weekend may be the official kick-off to the summer season — at least as far as Cochrane foodies are concerned.

The long-standing graduation tradition of jumping off the Ghost Lake bridge (along Hwy 1A) has been flagged by Cochrane RCMP as particularly dangerous this year, with respect to the very low levels of the lake this year.

Rocky View County (RVC) council has unanimously rejected a land redesignation intended to provide a site for a future high school near Cochrane.

A third grade student who wandered off from Elizabeth Barrett Elementary was safely located by Cochrane RCMP officers near the Cochrane RancheHouse, along Big Hill Creek, and returned to the school on June 2. Officers were dispatched around 10:50 a.

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (FEF) is throwing its support behind an initiative to get kids outside by funding a program through the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (GRPF) and the Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area.