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“As soon as the crews left the station you could see black smoke coming up just south of us,” Polley said. “The smoke column was very, very apparent.”

What's happening in Cochrane this week: wildfires west of town have prompted the Cochrane Ag Society to offer aide, Cochrane Ideas Group will host its first speaker in eight months, and a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Rancheview School.

“For a kid to go through a university program—Boy oh boy that’s just a brave move. It’s hard. Those are the guys that become the real football players, and Ben and Ty are those guys.”

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Devin Dreeshen, visited Cochrane to discuss the foresty industry's vital role in Alberta's economic recovery.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cochrane Eagle

“There’s some pretty amazing stories that are out there— They came with very little in their pockets but having a dream to be able to open their own business and being able to provide for their families,” Guthrie said. “There’s a lot of hurdles with all of them that were placed in the way and each one of them managed to get over them and come here and invest."

The Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary hosted an open house on Wednesday (Sept. 30) to welcome the public and show off its newly completed Education Centre.

“I’ve always been a dreamer with crazy ideas,” Blair said with a laugh. “I’ve always wanted to do something and I’ve always had an interest in helping people. I saw this opportunity as something that could reach a lot of people, help a lot of people, be entertaining and I think now it’s been the perfect time to launch.”

“This historic agreement puts proof behind the word ‘reconciliation,’ or as I like to call it, ‘reconcili-action.’ By forming this partnership with Stoney Nakoda-Tsuut’ina,” Kenney said. “Alberta’s government will work closely with our First Peoples to ensure prosperity and opportunity to reach all who call our province home.”