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The proposed aquatic centre/curling facility is moving into the next phase, following a Jan. 27 reveal of the new schematic design to council, shaving around 4,600 square feet and $9 million off the cost for a total price tag of $45 million.

Wild Rose MP Blake Richards has been appointed to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public and National Security.

Work to connect trails in the Bragg Creek area to the Trans Canada Trail can now begin thanks to financial support from the provincial government. On Jan.

Get ready for a face off between two rivals — the 11th annual Cochrane Classic Charity Hockey Game is just around the corner. Slated to run start at 4 p.m. on Feb.

Shake, rattle and roll… The Rotary Club of Cochrane is bringing a little glitz and glam, Vegas-style, to Ducks on the Roof sports pub Feb. 14-15 with a two-night ‘Dueling Pianos’ event. Doors will swing open at 7 p.m., with an 8:30 p.m.

That pair of jeans that has been taking up space in your closet? Dust ‘em off and drop them off at Cochrane High School. Beginning Feb. 3, a group of seniors at the high school will be collecting jeans — of all sizes and styles — for homeless youth.

Be it getting covered in dirt at his in-law’s family ranch south of Winnipeg or mimicking the sounds of augers and combines on his latest release, Prairieography, Winnipeg’s singer/songwriter, Del Barber, has a rooted connect with the Canadian prairi

Folk-pop artist Rose Cousins will be one of two headliners for the Feb. 15 Cochrane Valley Folk Club (CVFC) show at the Alliance Church, joining Del Barber for a night that will celebrate Canadian roots music.

Not every Canadian singer/songwriter makes it onto the cover of the Wall Street Journal.

For all the woeful consumers out there who avow to make 2014 the year of wiser investments, a few general guidelines and pointers may serve useful. Take advantage of lower interest rates and strategies to pay off your mortgage faster.