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“When you put that cardinal jersey on, you’re not only representing today, you’re representing the past and future, so you’ve got to be ready for it.”

“It has a very deep impact on how you raise your children. We were never taught affection, we were never taught to say I love you, we were never told by anybody that we were loved. It was all, every day, degrading comments. No matter what we did there was always something wrong with us, and that has deeply affected Residential School survivors.” 

With the help of sponsors Cruise Cochrane, Cochrane GM and donations from registrants, the second annual charity cruise raised nearly $8,000 for Big Hill Haven women’s emergency shelter before drivers left the GM parking lot around 12:30 p.m.

After operating in a virtual setting for the last year an a half, a Bragg Creek-based theatre company is planning its return to in-person workshops and performances this fall with the upcoming youth production, Seussical Jr.

Cochrane Generals warm up for season The Cochrane Generals will host their third exhibition game against Okotoks on Friday (Sept. 3) at 7:30 p.m. at the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre arena. Their first game last Saturday (Aug.

Vocal in his distaste for the government’s handling of COVID-19, Bernier said one of their first moves if the party gains power will be to cut spending related to the virus including the $1 billion that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to help provinces implement vaccine passports. The party will also seek to fire Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and will ignore advice from the World Health Organization, he added.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) students will not have to wear a mask this fall, unless they choose to do so.

“The system is broken, there is certainly corruption in all major parties. The basic ability of an MP to represent his constituents is gone. Everybody kind of knows that if you don’t do the bidding of the leader of your party, your career is going to be a short one. The people who have been a long time are there because they’ve learned how to be quiet, how to keep their heads low and how to kind of play the Ottawa game. I think people are sick of it."

Classic automobiles and motorcycles will line the Historic Downtown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Club president Ray Kaczmer is looking forward to reconnecting with some fellow car fanatics after last year’s event was canceled. 

Cochrane Fire Services and a crew from Rockyview County battled the blaze for several hours after getting the call around 2 p.m. RCMP and EMS were also on scene.