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According to an estimate from a RCMP reporting system, 460 calls were dispatched from 911 to Cochrane RCMP from Jan.1 to June 3. Of that number, 184 calls were classified as false calls.

Local skateboarders will be looking to ‘make it count’ June 8, as Element Skateboards brings its amateur contest series to Cochrane’s Zero Gravity Skate Park.

Grade 2 French immersion teacher Josee-Lyne Seguin from École Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School in Cochrane was one of 20 teachers honoured at the 2013 Excellence in Teaching award celebration on May 25 in Edmonton.

A man is recovering following an assault with a machete June 2. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Cochrane RCMP responded to the call on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation at around 2 p.m, said Constable Jared Hockley.

The Forgotten Farm, a Springbank animal rescue organization, has closed its doors amid complaints of animal neglect and mistreatment, which has lead to an investigation by the Alberta SPCA and Rocky View County’s Bylaw and Animal Services.

Although landowner Rupert Goodhart’s subdivision application didn’t align with the Rocky View County’s agricultural and residential policies, council approved the re-designation at the council meeting, May 28.

There’s something to say about on-the-job experience. Mayoral candidate Joann Churchill believes experience is what puts her ahead of the mayoral herd. “None of us are experts in any of this,” Churchill said of herself and her fellow councillors.

A vacant house in west Vancouver is not where one would expect to find historic photos of Cochrane…but they would be wrong. Vancouver resident and proprietor of the website historicphotos.

Running throughout the summer months, Amazing Backcountry’s Race for STARS is back in action, raising money for STARS Air Ambulance through their equine geocaching.

“We’re just an ordinary family.” That’s how Glenda Zamzow describes her family of four. But this ordinary family has dedicated the year to a feat that’s a little out of the ordinary.