Local News

Fire investigators are looking for clues as to what sparked a fire in a garage on a rural property in Cochrane March 7. The garage was completely ablaze when Cochrane Fire Services responded to the scene at about 8:30 p.m.

On March 27, a mob — cash in hand — is set to descend upon Cochrane’s Historic Downtown to support and increase awareness of a local business.

Two well-known golden arches have appeared on the website of a commercial development and has some Heritage Hills residents concerned about what may open on the west portion of the neighbourhood.

Macleod Conservative Party members have selected John Barlow as their candidate in a spring byelection. Barlow, the Okotoks Western Wheel’s associate publisher and editor, won the nomination to become the party’s candidate March 8.

A group of students from Glenbow Elementary School will be the youngest facilitators gracing the stage at the final Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) event.

Police are investigating a theft that occurred at the Spring Hill RV Park in the early morning hours of March 10. At about 3:30 a.m.

Following a meeting held March 5 that saw aquatic centre stakeholders meet with the design team, it seems that the needs expressed by members of the Warm Water Pool Therapy Society will largely be met.

Six-time 2013 Academy Award nominee, Nebraska, is the next film in line for the Chinook Film Group. The screening will take place at 7 p.m. March 19 at the Cochrane Movie House. Tickets are $10 and are available at Java Jamboree and Video Experts.

Mosquitoes are not only an unwanted nuisance, but also an expensive pest to get rid of.

The spring theatre production for Cochrane High School (CHS) will be The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.