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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.

Cochrane’s Bethany Care Centre will be holding its 4th annual Christmas Market giving an opportunity for people to start some holiday shopping.

The bidding has opened up for pet lovers who wish to see their pet’s mug become the face for the Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) ATB Financial Gold Rewards MasterCard. From Nov.

The Rocky View Regional Handibus Society is seeking assistance from the community and is also asking the town to rethink funding to help with a shortfall that may question the future of the regional transit system.

Our world is filled with an endless amount of signals connecting us using sights, sounds and human contact. For Canadian jazz artist Elizabeth Shepherd this idea of connectivity was important for her latest album, appropriately titled The Signal.

When it comes to production on albums, sometimes it is hard to even know what the artist sounds like anymore. Technology has created an era where anyone can record an album with all of the bells and whistles, for better or worse.

The Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) recently announced that a familiar face from the community would be taking on the role as its new fund development officer – former Cochrane and Area Events Society (CAES) director Brooks Tower.

There was a lot of Cochrane at the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) this year, thanks to the short film One Night in Aberdeen.

Cochrane Safeway and the connected strip mall were on lockdown and evacuated Nov 14, after a call came in for a possible bomb threat. Cochrane RCMP Corp. Gary Fedrau said at roughly 11:15 a.m.

Nothing says holiday spirit like chopping down your own Christmas tree, and the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) is giving you the chance to take part in the Holiday tradition for a good cause. On Dec. 6, 7, 13 and 14 between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.