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As St. Patrick’s Day draws near, Cochranites have plenty of local opportunities to don the colour green and embrace the spirit of the Irish saint throughout town on March 17.

Dahlman set three PRs to claim gold in the competition, completing a 200-kilogram (kg) squat (441 lbs), a 135-kg bench press (298 lbs), and a 240-kg deadlift (529 lbs). 

“It’s better to be in the kitchen than on the menu,” says Rocky View County (RVC) Division 1 Councillor Kevin Hanson pithily, as he reflects on his recent uncontested election as vice-chair of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (

“It was crazy – I wasn’t expecting to be near the podium,” she said. 

Alberta Transportation placed new signs on the bridge over the Elbow River on Highway 22 on March 7.

Bragg Creek alpine racer Rebecca Pelkey is home from the 2023 Canada Winter Games after a whirlwind week in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, where she earned silvers in the Slalom and Super G, along with a seventh-place finish in Giant Slalom

In a result that no one in Alberta's junior B hockey community saw coming, the Cochrane Generals' 2023 post-season came to a stunning end on March 4, when the team was shut out 9-0 at home by the Medicine Hat Cubs in game six of their best-of-seven playoff series. 

“This playground at Glenbow School will be fully-accessible and inclusive,” Heninger said. “We would also like to add an outdoor classroom or learning space near the playground as well.”