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Banff-Airdrie Member of Parliament Blake Richards has been appointed Shadow Minister of Veterans’ Affairs by newly minted federal Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.

Residents of a sleepy Cochrane neighbourhood have frequently been awakened to the sound of a black bear rummaging in their green recycling bins for three weeks, after Fish and Wildlife officers tried trapping it without success.

The market will be held at the Cochrane Lions Event Centre and will have free admission.

It's pedal to the medal for the rest of the fall for Springbank Community High School's senior girls' volleyball team.

“The residents love it,” the coordinator of volunteer services at Bethany Cochrane, Jackie Shier said. “They really enjoy having a chance to look at the carvings kids and families have done. It’s quite cute, they take it very seriously in judging and put a lot of thought in which one they think should be the winner.”

Anyone in Cochrane or west Rocky View County looking to put a smile on their face, a hum in their throat and a spring in their giddyup should clear Oct. 30 on the calendar, as Newfoundland’s Ennis Sisters are coming to Bragg Creek.

Kelly Carson, the executive director of the Cochrane and District Chamber of Commerce, says small business week is a time that brings committed members of the local business community together.

The local archer just returned from his first senior World Cup in Colombia in July of this year and is hoping to keep up a rigorous training regimen.

This year’s Jacket Racket event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hockey: Bragg Creek product expected to skate on Leon Draisaitl’s line