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Despite frigid temperatures, families in Bragg Creek and visitors from far and wide came out in droves for the hamlet's second Winter in the Woods Festival on Jan. 28 – an event that boasted a plethora of indoor and outdoor games and activities.

Generals president Rick Richards said hosting an alumni night is not only a great reunion for former players, but also a neat experience for long-time fans of the junior B team.

An online resource at Cochrane Public Library is providing valuable tutoring for students of all grades, and has provided indispensable assistance to people looking for a new job.

Rocky View County (RVC) council voted unanimously at the Jan. 24 meeting to begin the process of reverting its Mayor and Deputy Mayor titles back to Reeve and Deputy Reeve.

Rocky View County (RVC) council has voted to establish a new home-based business directory, but the decision did not come without disagreement and debate. County staff sought council input on what such a directory should look like at the Jan.

After eight hours of waiting for the lives of a bear and a salmon to intersect at Brook Falls, Alaska last fall, Jo-Anne Oucharek pushed the shutter on her camera at – she hoped – the exact moment she had visualized.

In a verdict posted on Elections Alberta's website, Elections Commissioner Glen Resler stated a Rocky View County-based organization, “Albertans for Property Rights and Democracy (AFPRAD),” was issued a $750 'administrative penalty' for violating the province's Local Authorities Election Act.

In 19th-century battles, marching fearlessly into the war to end all wars at the beginning of the 20th century, or tirelessly pulling whatever it is asked to pull to this day, the noble Percheron draft horse has always answered the call to duty.