Cochrane News

Bragg Creek Chamber hoping for local tourism assist from county

The Bragg Creek and Area Chamber of Commerce is applauding Rocky View County (RVC) for making new taxpayer-supported funds available to help local chambers of commerce in its recent budget discussions.

Apr 29, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Marathon Man: 200 articles for the Cochrane Eagle

Over the last 12 years, I’ve been fortunate to share my stories with readers of the Cochrane Eagle. I look forward to continuing to share my own stories from the not-so-little town on the Bow in the Foothills of Canadian Rockies.

Apr 29, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Coffee with Warren: Countering COVID, canvas by canvas

Optimism characterized so much of the artwork on display at the Foothills Art Club's recent showcase. In acrylic, oil, ink, water, scratch board, collage, and mixed media, these creative Cochranites gave expression to their inner longings for the beauty of better days in breathtaking landscapes, wildlife, florals, still lifes, abstracts, and more.

Apr 29, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

GALLERY: Foothills Art Club Spring Show and Sale comes to Cochrane

Photos from the Foothills Art Club's 2023 Spring Art Show and Sale at St. Andrew's United Church on April 22.

Apr 28, 2023 3:37 PM Read more >

RVS trustees approve sending Cochrane Christian Academy students to Powell Street school

"I will be the first to admit this accommodation plan is not perfect...None of these scenarios are, and nor is the reality we face with the current utilization of our school facilities in Cochrane, at over 96 per cent," Gilbert said during the meeting.

Apr 28, 2023 2:36 PM Read more >

Native plant rescue on Earth Day shows naturalists and construction crews can work together

It was a perfect sunny day, the kind ideal for roaming around the native grasslands on a hill on the edge of town, looking for crocuses and other rare plants to rescue before the dozer blades scrape away the delicate specimens to build a highway interchange

Apr 28, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Bragg Creek theatre company to present Beauty and the Beast

A woman goes looking for her captured father, only to become detained herself. However, in the mist of doubt, she falls in love with her captor.

Apr 28, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

Springbank high schools robotics team bounce back at Robotics World Championships

After their robot took extreme damage in the first round of the Robotics World Championships, the Springbank Community High School robotics team bounced back to prove they could compete on the global stage.

Apr 28, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Cochrane Music Society concert will mesh Indigenous and non-Indigenous music

The Cochrane Music Society’s (CMS) Spring Showcase Project will mesh Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural music art forms with a focus on reconciliation and building bridges between all cultures.

Apr 27, 2023 5:59 PM Read more >

Rocky View County holds 'Name the Canada Geese' contest to welcome back local nesting pair

Rocky View County (RVC) has introduced a honker of a contest designed to enlist residents’ assistance in naming a nesting pair of geese that have taken up residence near the County Hall in Balzac.

Apr 27, 2023 4:55 PM Read more >