Local News

A Grade 3 Bearspaw School student who was critically injured on Dec. 12 after he was strangled by his school lanyard is now in recovery.

The next municipal election may not be until October, but for Dan Cunin, there’s no time like the present to announce his candidacy for town council.

A Redwood Meadows contractor must prove to a Calgary provincial court judge that he doesn’t owe three former clients a total of $47,000 in restitution. Kieron Warren, 39, appeared in court Jan. 29.

Look out fellas, there’s a new fox in town. Named Prudence because of her shy personality, the nearly one-year-old female swift fox is the newest member of the colony at the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI).

A third open house to discuss future upgrades of Highway 22 between Highway 8 and the Cochrane south boundary, including the interchange on Highway 1, was held at the Springbank Heritage Club, Jan. 31.

The Cochrane Tourism Association left the visitors of their open house a little hungry, but not for food. Along with refreshments and mingling, the open house session, held on Jan.

Rocky View County recently entered into a new two-year agreement with the Cochrane Humane Society.

Rocky View County (RVC) is accepting nominations for this year’s Master Farm Family Award, an honour first presented in 1989 to Cochrane’s own WineGlass Ranch.

Cochrane’s RCMP detachment has a familiar face holding the reins. Staff Sgt. Waidson is a veteran at the local station, a face Cochrane and the surrounding area have been seeing for nearly nine years.

When you’re heading to university, the last thing you want to think about is that time, years down the road, when you’re paying back those pesky student loans.