Local News

“She’s a coward.” Cochrane resident and former farm worker Philippa Thomas’s reaction to Alison Redford’s provincial government’s decision to not introduce any new legislation this spring to address Alberta’s farm safety laws is telling.

It looks as though the transition of the Nakoda on the Lake Spa, Lodge and Conference Centre from a tourist destination to a treatment facility for addictions and chronic pain has been delayed.

The beginning of February sees most high school students counting down the days until summer break, but for Bree Hunter, it marks the countdown to the World Education Games.

The Cochrane Turf Association is entering the next phase of its effort to raise enough funds to construct a brand new turf field by Bow Valley High School (BVHS).

At only 17, Savanna Koebisch has done a few things to boast about — not that she would. The down-to-earth Grade 12 student at Cochrane High School has launched a society, One Foot at a Time, to raise money for an orphanage in the Congo.

Cochrane mayor Truper McBride confirmed on Jan.

Canadian Framelines, an arts engagement project touring Canadian towns, will be making a stop in Cremona for an information session on Jan. 31.

A motorist narrowly missed going for a polar bear swim in the Bow River on Jan. 25 after her vehicle rolled down the hill at the Highway 22 and George Fox Trail intersection, stopping just shy of the water below. At approximately 9 a.m.

Over 3,700 constituents took part in Wild Rose MP Blake Richards’s tele-townhall on Jan. 21.

After a dramatic beginning, all ended well for Timmy the Snowman, as he was named the Cochrane WinterFest Snowman of the Year during the ATCO Gas Cochrane WinterFest celebrations on Jan. 26.