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Few would sail their musical ships and make their mark to the degree that Liona Boyd has.

Nominations opened Feb. 24 for the annual Cochrane Community Awards and will continue through April 11.

Rocky View County (RVC) will host an open house March 5 to discuss proposed amendments to the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) relating to federally regulated Licensed Medical Marijuana Production Facilities.

Cochranites of the bleary-eyed and ‘all-nighter’ persuasions found their way to local establishments long before sunrise Feb. 23 to witness Team Canada defend their gold medal championship from Team Sweden in Olympic men’s hockey.

Members of the Warm Water Therapy Pool Society voiced their concerns to council Feb. 24 over what they believe is not the best design for what they hope will eventually be a ‘state of the art’ warm water therapy facility.

The next Cochrane Valley Folk Club (CVFC) show in line is one that CVFC president, Brian Fitzgerald has heralded as a season highlight: the Kruger Brothers. Taking the Alliance Church stage March 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The Foundation for Democratic Advancement (FDA), a non-profit organization, will be hosting a forum in Springbank March 8 to engage the public in a discussion about municipalities’ processes when dealing with proposed developments.

Rocky View County (RVC) fire officials continue to look into what sparked a blaze that destroyed a West Bragg Creek home Feb. 22. “We’re continuing to investigate the structure fire,” remarked Dax Huba, district chief with RVC Fire Services.

Dean Lang and Cam Cote never wanted things to turn ugly with their bid to construct an outdoor turf field in Cochrane.

The Alberta Government has recognized a number of individuals, businesses and organizations from Cochrane and the surrounding area as heroes of the 2013 flood.