Local News

It looks like the construction slated for the Frank Wills Memorial Hall will soon be underway, thanks in part to a hefty grant from the provincial government.

The Town of Cochrane is in litigation with regards to a slope failure in the GlenEagles community. A claim against the town was made in 2007 by The Villas of GlenEagles.

The Ghost Watershed Alliance Society (GWAS) will be hosting their third annual benefit concert and silent auction April 5.

The Stoney Nakoda Elementary School is officially open.

The Bethany Care Centre in Cochrane will be losing seven full-time staff members as of April 8. According to Greer Black, president and CEO of the Bethany Care Society, the layoffs are due to changes implemented by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

The Rocky View County budget is open for critique. Residents have until April 12 to provide their feedback on the proposed 2013 budget released online at www.rockyview.

Cochrane firefighters battled a grass fire on March 24, stopping the blaze from before it could claim any homes. The fire took place approximately three kilometres north of Highway 1A on Horse Creek Rd.

Wild Rose MP Blake Richards is applauding his federal Conservative government’s 2013 budget, saying it addresses what his constituents want to see most, balancing the books.

The draft of Rocky View County’s (RVC) County Plan may have just been unveiled, but Richard Barss said the reaction from county residents has been positive.

Whether to send your children to day care, playschool or preschool is a question on many Cochrane parents’ minds, and it’s natural to be curious about which option is best for one’s child.