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“When we’re allowed to offer our services to the community we do, and if we can’t we just have to understand that it’s for the greater good of the community. We hope this works, and that we can get the kinks out now so that we can open up again. At this point, we just need to follow the guidelines and the directions.”

“He was raising his children to understand and to have harmony. I think over the years of my being next-door neighbours with him, I kind of learned a lot about that myself.”

“People need a roof over their head. We will help build our infrastructure so we can help those people that are in need."

The Cochrane RCMP has announced a new officer in charge for the Cochrane detachment.

The Town of Cochrane reported 205 active cases of the virus as of the end of the day Wednesday (May 12). To date 967 cases have been identified— Two people have died and 760 people have recovered.

ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS— Rocky View Schools superintendent Greg Luterbach announced Thursday (May 13) that the school division will be moving forward with virtual only graduations for the Class of 2021.

What's happening in Cochrane this week: The Cochrane Pickleball Club is looking for members, the Kindred Cochrane Pride Society is hosting a free online workshop and the Helping Hands Society is moving ahead with its Food Drive.

“There were about 50 or 60 participants, I don’t remember the exact number of people. It was about 50 women. Word got out, and there’s probably about triple if not quadruple that amount right now that want to do it. I’m getting emails and text messages all the time from people who want to participate."

“The mental health in the culinary industry is an important topic. We did some initial searching and I call The Canadian Mental Health Association— At that time I couldn’t find anything related to that specific niche [the hospitality industry],” Wallinder said. “In the absence of an obvious option we created the GoFundMe in order to be able to explore that further.”

Cochrane Council approval of the 2021 municipal property tax rate will see the average homeowner in Cochrane experience an $11 yearly decrease in taxes.