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"Hopefully, we’ll be able to work with that entire family and help them keep their family intact and help parents support their young person. Maybe they just need some new tools to be able to do that.”

“It’s very simple if you don’t go on the ice, you won’t fall through,” Avery said. “Our goal is to never be called for an ice rescue.”

"It's not something that the normal homeowner can, unless you go down and take a picture of your water metre every night, you're not going to know that this is going on," Brucker said.

"Telling municipalities, they’re on the hook for 10 per cent … It would devastate them for years to come,” Morishita said. 

“We need that one-to-one authentic connection where it feels safe to open up,” Karoeis said. “That only happens under certain conditions and the training that you get helps foster that safe environment to share.”

What's happening in Cochrane this week: the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary is looking for input on its Easter celebration, the Helping Hands Society of Cochrane and Area is supporting the food bank with a food drive, and Cochrane Minor Ball's online 50/50 raffle has nearly sold out.

“We are planning for as normal of a season as we can get, but of course it all depends on restrictions."

Bow Valley High School, the top priority of Rocky View Schools' capital projects, was not among those who will receive government funding for much-needed renovations this year.

The Town of Cochrane reported 24 active cases of COVID-19 as of the end of the day Tuesday (March 16). To date the town has identified 374 cases of the virus, two people have died and 348 people have recovered.