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If you want to add some country to your Christmas, then an event just outside of Cochrane may be for you. The 6th annual Christmas in the Country will be happening from Thursday, Nov. 27 to Saturday, Nov.

A Grade 10 French class from Cochrane High School will be bringing global issues to the forefront with their first ever Justice Evening Nov. 25.

With National Bullying Awareness Week running from Nov. 16-22, Rocky View Schools (RVS) is not only working to address the precarious issue through education sessions (held from Nov.

Sometimes there is a certain musical magic that comes out of a random jam session and no one knows this better than local duo the Wooly Buggers.

This December, Cochranites are invited to be a part of local holiday history with the first ever Cochrane Santa Claus Parade. “Cochrane is a great community and it’s a young community.

Eighteen-year-old Jacob Robert Dal Pra of Cochrane has been charged with ‘possession for the purpose of trafficking’ and made his first appearance in Cochrane Provincial Court Nov. 18. At around 2:30 a.m. on Nov.

For the third year in a row, students from Westbrook School took part in the We Day event held in Calgary Nov. 3. The event was created by Free the Children to celebrate the power of youth to create positive change.

The Cochrane Activettes are kicking off its Share Your Christmas program once again this year on Nov. 19. The hamper program is an annual service that provides food, clothing and gifts to those in need in Cochrane during this time of year.

While an arts and culture centre may seem like it’s fallen off the grid to many, according to the town, the conversation will begin in 2015.

When thinking of Cochrane-specific businesses, events and tourist attractions, it’s more than likely that MacKay’s Ice Cream, the Outhouse Races and the Historic Cochrane Ranche site would come to mind.