Local News

The April 14 town council meeting was one for the books, with the launch of the aquatic/curling centre fundraising initiative, ‘Rock the Waves’, (see page 7) and was summed up with councillor Tara McFadden stating, “I can’t imagine a better night in

Longtime Canmore resident Marlo Raynolds has declared that he will seek the nomination for the Liberal candidacy in the Banff-Airdrie riding.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) named Banded Peak School’s Scott Bailey as the division’s 2014 nominee for the Alberta School Board Association Edwin Parr Teacher Award at the March 20 board of trustees meeting.

The Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) has proposed amendments to its Calgary Metropolitan Plan (CMP) in an effort to build upon its relationships with Rocky View County and the M.D. of Foothills.

A former Cochranite is making the move from dancer to onscreen villain in the web series Project: Long Night. “It’s been amazing,” Shawna Hawthorn, 28, said of the experience.

For Constable Jas Dhaliwal, putting on that Mountie uniform was something he’d been envisioning for a long time. “I’ve wanted to be a policeman since I was really young,” he said.

The final flick of the 2013-14 season for the Chinook Film Group will be Le Week-End, with an April 16 screening to be held at the Cochrane Movie House at 7 p.m.

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Westbrook School will be keeping tradition alive this weekend with the 54th running of their School Fair. Students will put their skills to the test for the annual fair, with judging beginning April 11.

It’s been five years since the Town of Cochrane adopted the Cochrane Sustainability Plan (CSP). A project created by Cochrane residents for Cochrane residents, the plan outlines a long-term vision for the community.