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“We really do want to open. We really do want to be there on day one, but we also want to make sure that we do it right,” said Westbrook School principal Christine Parker. “I want to make sure that we are setting ourselves up for success— My team is ready to go.”

“By having an event like this, this is more public engagement,” Kaczmer said. “I’m very excited— People need to come out and have some fun.”

A young cowboy from Cremona won the Junior Tie-Down Championship, but his rodeo season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I believe that human emotion is contagious. If you have a good romantic comedy going on, you walk into the theatre and everyone is laughing, that laughing is contagious. People feel good; there’s compassion, there’s suspense… That’s what cinema is able to do.”

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Alberta Health reported 108 new COVID-19 cases

What's happening in Cochrane: Local Cochranite launches fundraiser for back to school supplies, Cochrane Lions Club planning Labour Day food drive and umbrellas now available in Historic Downtown Cochrane.

"There will be some very difficult days ahead," said Finance Minister Travis Toews

“We’re looking forward to welcoming our kids back, to welcoming our staff back. We’re realistic but we’re optimistic at the same time,” said Calgary Catholic School Board Chair Mary Martin.