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Nature Conservancy Canada advises travellers to check boots, clothes and equipment for unwanted plants that can harm ecosystems in Alberta.

"It's great when the two Cochrane teams get together. A lot of those kids have played since they were in atom, through peewee and bantam. Now they're in high school and it's just a great opportunity to get on the field and compete."

Classic cars and street entertainers graced historic downtown Cochrane last Sunday, during a show-and-shine held in conjunction with Cochrane Culture Days.

The Calgary Rugby Union (CRU) championship cup is returning to Banff for the first time since 2018, after the Banff Bears senior men's team defeated the Bow Valley Grizzlies of Cochrane 19-15 in a back-and-forth battle Sept. 10 in Calgary.

According to Deschamps, CABB’s mandate is to collect donated blood from family-owned pets at locally held blood drives and clinics. The donated blood products are then shipped to wherever they are needed to be used in transfusions for canine surgeries and operations.

The mother black bear that was shot and killed in Bragg Creek at the end of August left behind three cubs who are now answering the call of the wild on their own, without the benefit of their most important survival lesson – how to build a den.

The arrival of September means farmers in Rocky View County are busy with the annual fall harvest.

Residents were provided an inside look at Cochrane Fire Services' Station 151 on Saturday, during the local department's open house.

Cochrane's annual 9/11 Tribute Memorial Workout had firefighters and attendees complete 412 exercises to honour the emergency workers who passed away during the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks.