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“Overdue fines are a practice that negatively impacts low-income individuals by denying them exactly the service libraries exist to provide,” Fiedler-Sills said. “For patrons who can afford to pay, fines represent a little more than a minor inconvenience.”

The Tryzub Dance Ensemble performed at a Ukrainian New Year's party at Frank Wills Memorial Hall in Cochrane on Jan. 14. The party was hosted by Cochrane Family and Community Support Services, supported by the Family Resource Network, Rotary Club, Lions Club, the Town of Cochrane, and Bow RiversEdge Campground.

The Cochrane Generals junior B hockey team surrendered their second-place position in the Heritage Junior Hockey League's (HJHL) south division last weekend after a pair of defeats on home ice.

Lloyd wants to know why it took Alberta Fish and Wildlife so long to act, pointing out the time from his call to the officers' arrival was more than 10 hours.

“I think what’s going to happen and what we have seen is that it’s simply going to cost businesses a lot more money,” said. “We want to be environmentally friendly, absolutely, but those products are extremely expensive. So, for small businesses in particular, that’s going to be a huge hit.”

"The girls all know each other. I don’t see animosity, I just see good, aggressive play from the girls. A cross-town rivalry that isn’t too mean? That’s what you want.”

As part of the rebranding, SLS Centre also introduced a new slogan - “The Heart of the Community.”

The first of what organizers hope to be many in-person meetings of a group of community innovators was held at Found Books on Jan. 10.

“It’s quite out of character for this community and for the area,” a member of the group said.

Scott Grattidge and the Stockmens Memorial Foundation are pulling out all the stops to make next weekend’s Bunkhouse Bonanza an event to remember, in more ways than one.