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If you’re thinking of raising chickens in your backyard, think again. Although a number of towns and cities have amended their bylaws recently, raising livestock if you live within the Cochrane town site is not permitted.

Council approved this year’s tax rates during their regular meeting May 11, giving a second and third reading to Bylaw 05/2015 ‘Annual Tax Rate’. The increase of 1.4 per cent will result in an average increase of $42.46 a year (or just over $3.

Rocky View Schools’ (RVS) board trustee Fiona Gilbert wants Cochrane parents who will be affected by the opening of the new school in Sunset Ridge to come out and voice their opinion on the future school’s catchment area.

Special Olympics Canada and Staples Canada are excited to announce this year’s Give a Toonie, Share a Dream campaign, running from May 2-24 in Staples’ stores across the country.

The dust has settled after Tuesday’s (May 5) historic provincial election with the electorate replacing a 44-year-old Progressive Conservative dynasty with a New Democrat majority government and local MLA-elect Cam Westhead says he is ready to repres

Nominees for this year’s Cochrane Community Awards have been announced, and the list is full of recognizable names.

The 2014 Audited Financial Statement was unanimously approved by Rocky View County (RVC) council April 28, transferring the 2014 operating surplus of $6,982,829 to the Tax Stabilization Reserve.

The Town of Cochrane’s Renewable Energy Framework (REF) was made official, after council approved the plan April 27.

The 2015 tax rate bylaw was unanimously approved by Rocky View County (RVC) council at a meeting on April 28, setting the year’s tax rates at 3.3 per cent above the 2014 rate.

With the potential for complete societal collapse being predicted by some in the coming years, growing your own food should be on your radar.