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While the concept ‘youth homelessness’ conjures images of street kids sleeping in baggy clothes on street corners, this is rarely the case with respect to rural homelessness.

David Cowley took his 16th trip to the top of the Calgary Tower this past Saturday (July 5) – his 16th trip riding a horse that is.

The body of a missing Calgary man found on the nearby Stoney Nakoda Nation has been identified as 25-year-old Suryan Giama. Cochrane RCMP responded to a call from a citizen who had come across human remains on the Nation June 30.

Cochrane recreational users may notice an increased presence from members of the local RCMP detachment on waterways, in parks and open spaces and throughout the trail system, beginning July 10. “It’s a detachment initiative,” said Corp.

Following considerable backlash from the media, parent advocates and the Wildrose Party against Alberta’s math curriculum, the government will be making clarifications to the Alberta Kindergarten-Grade 9 math programs.

You may have heard of dueling pianos; maybe you’ve even been to a bar that has had them — two pianists armed with two pianos, a lot of dancing and singing along to classics by the likes of Journey and Billy Joel.

While the concept ‘youth homelessness’ conjures images of street kids sleeping in baggy clothes on street corners, this is rarely the case with respect to rural homelessness.

The Little Creeks and Rough Fescue Appreciation Society (LCARF) will be holding a fundraiser July 19 at the Old Morrison House in Rocky View County (50215 Township Road 280). The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

David Cowley took his 16th trip to the top of the Calgary Tower this past Saturday (July 5) – his 16th trip riding a horse that is.

A power outage that occurred the evening of July 7 affected some 4,000 Cochranites. Those living near the downtown core and stretching north of Cochrane, along Highway 22 went without power from 9:15 p.m.-10:10 p.m.