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Banff-Cochrane MLA Ron Casey announced Jan. 19 that he would seek re-election and has put his name forward for the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination. “One term really isn’t long enough to really understand everything.

This year the Western Rocky View Parent Link Centre has made it their mission to increase awareness of the importance of early mental and social-emotional development.

For that ‘big day’ when all eyes are on the bride, having the right hairstyle can be a crucial part of the wedding.

A presentation by administration in council Jan. 26 revealed that residential properties in Cochrane increased by an average of 5.27 per cent over the last year.

Alberta’s coyote population has been a hot topic this year, and the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Foundation’s (GRPF) first ‘Park Talk’ of the year will focus on the animal. ‘Lessons from Coyote’ will take place Jan.

Though Cochrane won’t quite look like the Vegas Strip just yet, digital signage could be coming to a location near you. Town of Cochrane administration presented amendments to a land use bylaw Jan.

A local mother of two, Julia Shams, has launched a petition through an online platform, change.org, which seeks to make radon testing mandatory in Alberta public schools, day homes and day care facilities. The online petition was launched Jan.

Nine-year-old Paxton Carroll is a big fan of nature shows. Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls is one of his favourites, where Grylls is left out in the wilderness and uses his skills to find his way back into civilization.

The Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) is asking people to ‘Meow it Forward’ this Jan. 24 in honour of a favourite shelter cat, Norman.

While the Alberta College of Pharmacists maintains that a pharmacist will never replace the role of a family physician, legislation in recent years has created flexibility for pharmacists that could alleviate some of the pressure on emergency care fa