Local News

Supporters and users of local Frank Wills Memorial Hall are encouraged to stop by the local hall for an open house March 15 from 1-3:30 p.m.

Rocky View County (RVC) is proposing a change to its Land Use Bylaw (LUB) to only allow federally-regulated Licensed Medical Marijuana Facilities to be located in areas of the county that are zoned for commercial use.

The Cochrane Historical Archival Preservation Society (CHAPS) approached council March 10 seeking approval to relocate the old hospital building from its current location 516 2nd St. to the Cochrane Ranche site.

It takes only a brief moment of speaking with Doug Lawrence to get the sense he looks fondly on his experiences as a finalist on Season Three of Canada's Handyman Challenge. But it doesn't take the sting away from his departure. “I was surprised to be eliminated, " said Lawrence, who made it through to the Top 12 finalists on the HGTV Canada reality show.

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.