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Lay down your axes, machete, shotgun, double taps and running shoes, Zombie Survivor is no more. Many fans of the popular Zombie Survivor 5k Run woke up May 12 to a surprise greater than a flesh eater after their brains.

Do apples that never brown freak you out? How about antibiotics in meat that could contribute to deadly superbugs? Or, how about $31 billion of food across Canada being tossed away? With increasing scrutiny about industrial farming methods, questions

After years of not knowing if they would still call their current location home, the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) in Madden has finally reached an agreement to purchase the land they are built on.

Morley Community School (MCS) students received the gift of music today in a celebration awarding them a $10,000 grant from national music education charity, MusiCounts.

On May 2, 2013, Cochrane lost Linda (Lindsie) Gloria Haxton – mother, grandmother, educator, author, artist and musician.

According to Cochrane Coun. Jeff Toews and senior manager of community services Suzanne Gaida, the fundraising initiative for ‘Rock the Waves’ (the pool/aquatic centre) is right on target. To date, over $4.4M of the $10.

The Cochrane Environmental Action Committee (CEAC) is asking anyone interested in municipal aggregate extraction processes to ‘save the date’ to take part in an upcoming workshop at the end of the month.

For the second consecutive year, Wild Rose MP Blake Richards has been recognized for his hard work representing the people in his expansive constituency. The two-term politician was named ‘Hardest Working Member of Parliament and Best Constituency M.

Who doesn’t love dogs? Maybe that’s a loaded question, but regardless, those who love the canines in our lives are invited to the Calgary Kennel and Obedience Club Dog Show running from May 15-18 at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

The Highway 1A/22 interchange – the much sought after, much talked about traffic project designed to relieve Cochrane’s most congested intersection – is still sought after and continues to be talked about.