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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.

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.

Musician Dean Ray has one simple message for his listeners, and it happens to be the title of his latest album Live it Loud.

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.

Musician Dean Ray has one simple message for his listeners, and it happens to be the title of his latest album Live it Loud.

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.

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.

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.

The Nan Boothby Memorial Library will aim to get kids excited about creating and innovating during its annual summer reading program for kids this year. The program is free and will run Tuesdays through Thursdays from July 8 until July 31.

The Foothills Bucking Horse Futurity will be happening once again this year July 10 from 6 - 9 p.m. at Cochrane Lions Rodeo Park. This marks the third year in a row that the “all-star game for up and coming horses” will be held in Cochrane.