Local News

Snow may be disappearing from the rolling fields surrounding Cochrane, but the outlook for spring planting remains up in the air, according to a Southern Alberta agronomist.

Legacy Guitar and Coffee House is the May 3 stop for Vancouver roots collective, the Wooden Horsemen, as they showcase their premier seven-track, self-titled debut along their cross-country tour.

The sidewalks of Cochrane’s historic downtown will be bustling with shoppers — all armed with a map of local businesses and a list of hot deals. Walk & Shop Cochrane is set to hit town for the third time May 6, starting bright and early with a 9 a.m.

Ryan Jordan Gibson, the man who pleaded guilty to killing Brandon Thomas while driving impaired, will be sentenced May 12. The 24-year-old Calgary man, along with Brandon’s friends and family, crowded into a Calgary courtroom April 16 for sentencing.

The ‘Elbow River Headwaters Flood Mitigations Proposals’ event was held at Redwood House April 16 and saw an impressive turnout of more than 80 Bragg Creek and area residents.

Wild Rose MP Blake Richards will officially be the Conservative Party nominee for in the next federal election in the newly-named federal riding of Banff-Airdrie.

The Hideout Pub wants to give weekend warriors something to laugh about. Owner Ronnie Knowles is gearing up to host a monthly stand-up comedy night at the local pub, beginning April 26.

In the shadow of a Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprop airplane in the hangar of the Central Aviation Inc., tensions rose between users of the Springbank Airport and the developer in charge of Harmony Developments April 14.

The first annual ‘Spring Poopapalooza’ is set for April 26 at the Cochrane off-leash dog park next to Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Cochrane RCMP continues to investigate after a masked intruder was noticed inside the Chief Chiniki Gas Bar on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Alarms alerted police to the break and enter at about 1:30 a.m., April 21. According to Cpl.