Local News

Cochrane town council was provided an overview of the direction a new policy on the protection of wetlands would take during their Jan. 14 meeting.

Bragg Creek Performing Arts spring season promises to be so good the artistic director is refusing to take a vacation so she does not miss a single show.

A Jan. 11 house fire was extinguished without incident thanks to a quick-thinking homeowner.

The end of January will mark the one-year anniversary of the Friends of the Nan Boothby Memorial Library, a charitable organization focused on raising funds for Cochrane’s library.

A break-in at the NAPA Auto Parts in Cochrane has RCMP searching for a lone suspect. On Jan.

Better make sure those skates are sharp, because the fifth-annual Kimmett Cup is right around the corner. Teams will hit the ice on Jan.

The secrecy surrounding what chemicals are being used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluid has ended, with the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and the Lochend Industry Producer’s Group (LIPG) disclosing the ingredients to the public.

A change in the West Bragg Creek logging plan has left residents frustrated. Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD) approved a logging proposal in November.

A screening of the film Treacherous Heart will be coming to the Cochrane area this month, shedding light on the pressures immigrants experience in their daily life. Hosted by Cooperative ESL Ministries, the film will be shown at 7 p.m.

Mountain View County councillors have expressed their displeasure with the delay of the $2.8-million Big Prairie Bridge project over the Little Red Deer River northwest of Cremona.