Local News

The countdown is on for the 2013 ATCO Gas Cochrane WinterFest. Cochranites — and their neighbours — should bundle up and head down to the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Park on Jan. 25-26 for the seasonal celebration, which features lots of wintertime fun.

The young Cochrane boy who suffered a dog bite to the face is well on his way to recovery, says his father. Tyler Benjamin — known as Tyler LeClaire — was attacked on Jan. 12 by a female pit bull owned by his sister’s boyfriend.

In an effort to engage residents, Town of Cochrane councillor Tara McFadden has taken to the web with the creation of her e-newsletter, aptly named Tara’s Council Updates.

Construction on a controversial shopping centre in Springbank could begin as soon as next fall if everything goes as planned.

Out with the old and in with the new, as they say. And there is a new saloon in town, setting up shop in the Railway Street address previously occupied by the Texas Gate Eatery and Saloon.

In December, Reid Kimmett said he and the other organizers of the Kimmett Cup wanted to “do something big” in honour of the fifth running of the pond hockey tournament. And, on Jan. 18-19, they did just that.

RCMP have apprehended a mother and son in connection to a robbery at Goldtown Jewellers.

It is with the “breast of intentions” that the 2013 running of the Boob Tour makes its way to Cochrane. The travelling comedy show will be rolling into the Cochrane Legion on Jan. 25, with the first comedian hitting the stage at 8 p.m.

The Town of Cochrane is taking a ‘collective’ approach when it comes to how the look and feel of the downtown core will mature going into the future.

A Redwood Meadows contractor returns to court Jan. 29 to discuss making restitution to three former clients who are collectively owed $55,000.