Local News

The countdown is on to get tickets for the inaugural Sport 4 Life Cochrane Volunteer Awards Night, an evening dedicated to the hard-working sport volunteers in our community.

The Western Rocky View Parent Link Centre will be undertaking two initiatives to support the children and families of Cochrane and the surrounding area, thanks to a donation from Telus.

People’s freezers will get a bit fuller thanks to a new collaborative partnership between two local organizations and Calgary Meals on Wheels.

Rocky View Schools board of trustees supports the Government of Alberta and ATA tentative contract deal.

Plans to service Bragg Creek with water and wastewater will provide a “huge opportunity to move the community forward,” said area councillor Liz Breakey.

Bow Valley High School (BVHS) will hold its 6th Annual Evening of Hope Gala and Fundraiser this Friday (April 26) evening.

Cochrane’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) and United Way’s funding recommendations — $105,000 in total — were approved by council April 22. FCSS is providing $30,000 of the total being granted to various social programs in Cochrane.

The Town of Cochrane has found the right company to design and manage the construction of Riverfront Park. Calgary company Ground3 has been studying and mapping out what would work best for the area that runs along the Bow River.

Family members of Cochrane’s Bethany Care Centre did not mix words voicing their displeasure with Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) new funding model, one that has seen the long-term care facility lose money and staff.

For the second time in less than two years, Rocky View County council rejected a conceptual scheme for a residential community in Bearspaw. Developer John Bachynski said the decision is ‘bad news’ for Rocky View County.