Local News

The Wild Wild West Event Centre (WWWEC) in Springbank certainly hasn’t put the cart before the horse.

Due to high development potential, future commercial, industrial and institutional buildings in Cochrane may have to get a whole lot greener.

The board of trustees unanimously voted to approve $243,500 from RVS’ cash-in-lieu fund to pay for a Banded Peak School improvement project in Bragg Creek. The project will address the condition of Banded Peak’s access road and parking lot.

Flood victims should have a cheque in their hands within two weeks of filing their claims, according to associate minister Kyle Fawcett.

The effects of the heavy rainfall is still being felt on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation reserve, as more than a thousand residents have been displaced.

Following a five-hour public hearing for the proposed County Plan, Rocky View County (RVC) council unanimously decided to table the hearing until July 23 to ensure residents affected by the flood have the opportunity to voice their opinions as well.

Twenty-eight Taiwanese high school students will make their way to Cochrane today, July 3, for three weeks worth of formal English language studies, and a close-up look at southwestern Alberta culture.

The top 10 finalists have been announced for the Calgary Stampede Nashville North Star talent competition and it includes one of Cochrane’s own.

After a weekend that saw the worst flood in Alberta history sweep through the southern part of the province like a tidal wave, Cochrane mayor Truper McBride has announced the town’s state of emergency is over.

The flood damage could have been devastating, but one Redwood Meadows resident said it was the determination and love of the community that kept trouble at bay.