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The permanent closure of the CP Rail crossing at Fourth Avenue is scheduled for the week of Jan. 20. Cochrane drivers can anticipate a change in traffic flow through the downtown core with the opening of the new crossing at Centre Avenue.

With longtime MP Ted Menzies officially resigned from his post in the Macleod riding, potential Conservative Party nomination candidates have begun to step up to the plate. Menzies announced his retirement from politics Nov.

Nordic walking, also called ‘urban poling’, is becoming an increasingly popular form of physical activity for those who wish to pound the pavement without putting strain on the body.

Tired of trekking on that treadmill? Can’t stand one more stroke on the rowing machine? Getting dizzy going ‘round on the exercise bike? Then change it up and get out there.

Whether you prefer a sweaty stretch session or an energizing series of Ashtanga postures, there’s no doubt that yoga is beneficial to people of all ages, abilities and flexibility.

A young offender is facing arson charges after a police investigation into several suspicious fires on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation Cochrane RCMP’s General Investigation Section laid three Criminal Code charges of arson on a 15-year-old male from M

A combination of dance, kickboxing, strength training, yoga, Pilates — and all that jazz. Jazzercise has arrived in Cochrane, setting up shop four times a week in the Frank Wills Memorial Hall. Owner-instructor Amber Jensen will be at the helm.

Last year was the busiest year yet for Cochrane Fire Services, as the department logged a six per cent increase over the previous year.

Try three hours of Zumba to the tune of 50 songs. Or a Christmas flash mob with over 50 participants.

If Scotland’s ‘favourite son’ was alive today, chances are he’d be heading to the Cochrane RancheHouse Jan. 25 to eat, drink and dance the night away with the Cochrane Pipe Band.