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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.

“I can’t actually hear myself singing, but it felt good,” the Grade 12 student said. “I’m pretty happy with how it went.”

With opening night fast approaching, Souvairan and Punch are excited to show to the community what the Cochrane High Visual and Performing Arts group has been working towards.

The annual men's bonspiel at the Cochrane Curling Club returned to town last weekend, bringing more than 20 men's teams from far and wide to the SLS Centre for a weekend of fun and friendly competition.

As a way to celebrate Cochrane's western roots, The Stockmen's Memorial Foundation hosted the two-day 'Bunkhouse Bonanza' event on Jan 21 and 22, at the Cochrane RancheHouse.

To celebrate National Croissant Day on Jan. 30, the owners of Pascal's Patisserie shared the story behind their business and what goes into making the iconic French pastry.

Cochrane homeowners receiving their 2023 property assessment notices in the mail this week will see the average residential single-family assessment has increased by 13.21 per cent.

It’s a sunny time for farmers in Alberta coming into 2023 as strong commodity prices, high-quality, high-value crops and good yields in 2022 have led to great profits.

“It’s very frustrating for people living on the Nation and the ranchers that are around those areas,” said Stoney Nakoda’s protective services manager Pascal Richard. “Highway fencing has always been an issue.”

Though this wasn’t Errmann’s first time up Prairie Mountain (he'd climbed to the top about 20 times before), he said he was motivated to see if he could still do it at his age.