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“It’s important to give back the community that gives that much love,” Thind said.

Airdrie’s local health-care system got a little more unstable in 2022 as hundreds of hours of EMS shifts went unfilled in the community.

Dianne and Kelly Kimmett, Founders of the Lindsay Kimmett Memorial Foundation, were awarded Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals in the Citizen Community Builders category at a ceremony in Calgary on Dec. 4

Rocky View County’s (RVC) annual Ag Recycling Round-up enjoyed another successful year of keeping recyclable farm materials out of local landfills this summer.

Cochrane Skating Club hosted dozens of figure skaters from eight clubs in surrounding communities for the Rocky Mountain Round-Up Christmas Fun Skate on Dec. 17.

“The extreme cold has caused a spike in requests for roadside assistance, with thousands more calls than we typically see this time of year,” said Brandon Klassen, with Automotive Services at AMA.

UPDATE: Cochrane RCMP have updated local media outlets that Corleen Rollinmud-Snow has been located safe.

Winter began his comments Friday by emphasizing he was not there on behalf of either of those groups, but as a concerned Cochrane taxpayer. In reference to the hiring, Winter said, “Are you kidding me?”

Cochrane-area resident Jodi Flanagan is the latest local resident whose heartfelt dedication to volunteerism over the years has rewarded her a Queen's Diamond Platinum Jubilee Award.

Temperatures are currently -36 C in Cochrane but feel like -49 C accounting for wind chill, according to The Weather Network.