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Sirens, flashing lights and the unforgettable sound of rumbling motorcycles were heard June 6 as a motorcade made its way through Cochrane.

Last September, Brandon Thomas bought the car of his dreams. It was then that he began planning a camping trip with his close friends. Those plans changed on Dec. 6 when an alleged impaired driver killed Thomas in a car crash.

The new federal electoral map is expected to become official this fall and will mean changes for Wild Rose constituents.

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

The twinning of Highway 8 is long overdue, according to a Springbank resident, who is speaking out after a recent fatality May 25. Just before 1 p.m.

The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) has recognized Cochrane’s Open Spaces Master Plan (OSMP). Calgary company O2 Planning and Design, which developed the OSMP, has won the CIP award for planning excellence in recreation planning.

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.