Local News

Christmas cheer will be filling the Water Valley Church and Events Centre with a performance of A Christmas Carol Dec. 7.

Elections are fast approaching for the Chiniki and Wesley bands of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation in nearby Morley. Nomination day for two new chiefs and eight councillors (one chief and four councillors for each band) was held on the nation Nov. 21.

The Ghost Watershed Alliance Society (GWAS) is hosting their annual general meeting Nov. 29 at The Crossing at Ghost River. The venue is located 20 km northwest of Cochrane, off Highway 40 and the event runs from 9:30 a.m.-noon.

Canadian musician Jann Arden has always been concerned about losing her dog Midi, but now that she and her business partner Derek Sheldon have invented an innovative pet-tracking device, her fear has subsided.

For folk-country musician Steve Palmer, making music has been about the guitar. “I’ve always been in love with the guitar.

It has been a busy few months for Kaitlin Paul. Not only was the Cochranite crowned the Cochrane Lions Rodeo princess in September, but she also won the Extreme Cowboy Association 2014 World Youth Championship Nov. 2.

While most Cochranites were still sleeping, with some possibly just going to bed, filmmaker Eppo Eerkes was doing what he loves – telling a story.

An all-star Canadian lineup will be stopping by Bragg Creek for their annual musical variety show – Barney Bentall and the Grand Cariboo Opry.

This holiday season in Cochrane, don’t be surprised if you hear the roar of “fee-fi-fo-fum” rumbling through town. Cochrane Vision Theatre will be presenting Jack and the Beanstalk, the pantomime, at the Cochrane RancheHouse this December.

The Rotary Club of Cochrane is once again adding the Adventures in Citizenship program to their list of sponsored youth programs this coming year.