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Several motorists, who have been slowing down and potentially causing a collision, have been mistakenly identifying a section of Highway 22 in front of Westbrook School as a school zone.

Fallen trees. Broken branches. Ravaged blooms.

Pumping of flooded Cochrane Lake into the Bow River has resulted in a drastic increase in the amount of water that has been getting removed from the lake since the last week of August — from around one-inch per week to an inch a day.

Excel Homes recently commemorated its 10,000th new home and 26th anniversary in a big way in Cochrane. On Sept. 11, Barrett Budgell pulled up to his newly-purchased home in the Heartland community with his parents and saw a big red ribbon around it.

Get your little ones ready to race for the fourth annual Diaper Derby in Cochrane. The event will take place Saturday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. outside Grand Avenue Pharmacy.

With mounting frustration shared on Cochrane social media platforms lately over the alleged inefficiency of the intersection at Hwy 22 and Hwy 1A, the Eagle checked in with Rick Deans, senior manager of infrastructure for the town, on the status of t

Local fish and wildlife officers are seeking assistance from the public in their search for suspects in a moose-poaching incident dating back to April 26.

They say home is where the heart is, but for Dave McCann and the Firehearts it is also where the rock’n’roll is. Their latest album, Circle of Light, was recorded in their home base of Lethbridge, Alta.

The Canadian Cowboy Challenge returns once again to Cochrane Sept. 20 at the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Grounds. Scott Phillips is the vice president of the Canadian Cowboy Challenge Association.

Long dubbed ‘The Canadian King of Comedy’, Mike MacDonald will bring his wise cracking act to The Hideout Pub Sept. 19 and 20 for an evening performance stand-up lovers won’t want to miss. Advance tickets are $20. Seating begins at 7 p.m.