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“The SPCA is doing so much, but they are always in need of donations and people helping them,” Jana Husmann, a realtor who is part of the team behind the event, said. “We just don’t want animals sitting in the cold, so that’s why we support the humane society.”

Rocky View Schools (RVS) will be requesting 32 new modular classrooms from the Government of Alberta as a stop-gap measure to meet its growth needs – but there is no guarantee the public school district will be getting them.

The owner of Curry 'N' Fizz reopens his doors to the public on Nov. 4, after facing two floods and an run-in with an AHS inspector.

Although not formally educated in conservation, Smeeton’s love of animals and her expertise in rehabilitating them comes from decades of hands-on experience with all kinds of experts from around the world.

Cochrane RCMP's press release indicated officers responded to 15 collisions between 4 and 9 p.m. yesterday, ranging from single-vehicle rollovers to multi-vehicle pile-ups.

"Multiple collisions are being reported in the Cochrane area due to changes to weather and surface road conditions," the release stated.

Cochrane residents had myriad options to celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31, including downtown trick-or-treating, costume parties, haunted houses, and more.

“It’s very disappointing to hear comments that perhaps are uneducated in the full history of Indigenous people in the community,” Engdahl said. “And I know it might be hard for Indigenous people to hear those comments.”

“Since becoming an educator, I’ve always had this image of little Indigenous kids getting off the school bus, coming into school with love, hope and excitement. I try to make them feel welcome because it is their school and the community has entrusted all of us with serving their students,” said Horvath.