Local News

On July 27, teams will be testing their woodsman-like prowess, as the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre opens their doors for their Log Challenge. To be held at the SLS Centre, the Log Challenge will test the skill and strength of competitors.

A 48-year-old woman is dead as a result of a single vehicle accident on Lochend Road July 21. Cochrane RCMP, along with fire services and EMS, responded to the scene at about 5:30 a.m.

Films have been capturing the imagination for decades, and short films can sometimes capture even more than just the imagination with raw emotion and sobering messages usually at the forefront.

A pair of Bow Ridge neighbours are at odds over a July 13 incident involving the two party’s dogs, which resulted in one pet losing its life.

Cochrane-area residents Charlene and Kendra Gale were excited to show off their little horses with big talent at the Canadian National Miniature Horse Show.

Calgary Flames prospect Michael Ferland, who was charged with assault after an alleged altercation in 2012 outside the Rockyview Hotel, will now face trial in a higher court after the Crown prosecutor opted for a direct indictment without a prelimina

Bragg Creek Days is kicking up its boots this year with a live music event the likes of which the community has never seen. Bragg Creek Days Music Festival, a free outdoor concert, will run from noon until 4 p.m.

The folks at Cochrane and Area Events Society (CAES) are always looking for innovative and interesting new ways to draw a crowd, and they aren’t making an exception for the 2013 Cochrane SummerFest.

Highway 66 has been re-opened and campers from Easter Seals Camp Horizon have returned to their cabins following a suspected gas leak in Kananaskis Country July 12.

A pair of Town of Cochrane staff ended up on an unexpected fishing trip a few weeks back during the Southern Alberta floods.