Local News

A public hearing was held June 10 to address a land use amendment in the Willows of River Heights that would redesignate just over 11 hectares and allow for the development of a variety of housing types in the south-Cochrane neighbourhood.

Calling all cowgirls: applications are now open for the 2013 Cochrane Lions Rodeo Royalty.

The Sobeys grocery store chain reached an agreement to purchase 213 full-service Safeway stores in Western Canada for $5.8 billion, as announced by Sobeys’ parent company, Empire Company Limited, June 12.

The board of trustees for Rocky View Schools (RVS) had little choice on June 6, but to unanimously approve $610,851 from the 2012 to 2013 operating budget to fund the 2013 to 2014 modular projects cost-sharing arrangement imposed by Alberta Education

The Cochrane and Area Events Society (CAES) has announced the grand marshal for the 2013 Cochrane Labour Day Parade.

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has ordered a cease-trade order against Papa Chocolat, Bernard Callebaut’s more than two-year-old chocolate company. The order prohibits any trading or purchase of Papa Chocolat Distribution Inc.

Residents of Bragg Creek are now under a mandatory evacuation because of rising water levels and flooding in the area. Those living in West Bragg Creek remain under a voluntary evacuation.

Rocky View Schools have recently named Murray Arnold as the incoming principal of Rocky View Schools Community Learning Centre. Effective as of Aug.

The arbitration process between Rocky View County (RVC) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has come to an end, but the war of words has persisted between the two parties.

Cochrane cement truck driver Daniel Tschetter was granted statutory release June 14 after serving two-thirds of a five-and-a-half-year sentence for manslaughter.