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The Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area (BGCCA) held the official launch of their Rogers Raising the Grade program and Technology Centre, March 26.

Dear Editor: I joined MADD — Mothers Against Drunk Drivers — last week. I didn’t want to go to a funeral 16 weeks ago. I didn’t want to see all the other mothers at the funeral, supporting their children, just as I was.

Revenue sources was the hot topic during the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s (AUMA) information session at the Cochrane RancheHouse, which looked at ways to improve the Municipal Government Act (MGA).

Many see shadows as something negative. I see shadows as invitations to imagination and beauty, launching pads for flights to otherness – especially through photography. The other day, for example, I was having my usual 9 a.m.

Parents with students in Rocky View Schools (RVS) district can expect to see an increase in fees in the fall. The RVS board of trustees voted unanimously to hike instructional fees $10 and busing fees $50 for students within the division, March 21.

Cochrane mayor Truper McBride has announced that he will not seek re-election in the next municipal election.

Cochranites will be kicking off National Volunteer Week in style, with a complimentary appreciation event for the kind-hearted residents among us.

According to a 2009 study from Health Canada, the age-standardized, self-reported prevalence of diabetes among First Nations adults living on-reserve was 19.7 per cent — 14.5 percentage points higher than the general population.

Cochrane’s Northstar Ford, together with the Northstar Ford group’s dealerships in Calgary, Fort McMurray and Fort McKay, raised more than $106,000 for the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Edge School Foundation.

Canadian musician Colin James will be coming to Cochrane, courtesy of the Cochrane Trade Show, Legacy Guitar and Coffee House and the 2013 Cochrane Guitar Show.