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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.

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.