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Rocky View County (RVC) will be co-sponsoring a “Grazing School” on June 28 at Jumping Pound Hall to help local livestock producers find ways to implement and improve their grazing techniques.

The Town of Cochrane has released the results of a survey conducted last month, which sought in part to determine if the community agreed with administration’s decision to delete the comments section from the municipality’s Facebook page.

At the heart of Cochrane’s historic downtown, and widely renowned for their delicious frozen treats, MacKay’s Ice Cream is gearing up to celebrate its 75th anniversary on July 30.

For whoever follows in her steps as St. Timothy’s next valedictorian, Kotch said the best advice she can part with is to insert their personality into their speech.

This year’s Cochrane High School valedictorian excelled academically and immersed herself in music, soccer, and rugby on campus – and even found time for fun with ultimate frisbee.

Bow Valley High School's valedictorian for the Class of 2023 is Jade Janzen, the founder of Lives with Less Plastic.

Rankin added the students who participated in the program worked hard to achieve their certificates while juggling their regular Grade 12 classes. He said they devoted themselves to the process and ultimately achieved their goal.  

To honour National Indigenous Peoples' Day on June 21, Glenbow Elementary School in Cochrane held a powwow with families from Stoney Nakoda Nation on June 20.

As students across Bow Valley and Canada bring out the prom dresses and try on their tuxedos in preparation for traditional graduation ceremonies, Bragg Creek’s Chloe Grindal is in the midst of preparing for a non-traditional year of ‘home schooling’