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UPDATE: Alberta RCMP provides update on detachment services amidst COVID-19 spread

UPDATE: Alberta RCMP provides update on detachment services amidst COVID-19 spread

In order to prioritize essential policing services, and reduce unnecessary personal contact, please call 403-851-8000 to speak directly with a Cochrane RCMP employee.
Stranded travellers struggle to get home as borders close

Stranded travellers struggle to get home as borders close

Mayor confirms COVID cases in Cochrane, Town facilities closed

Mayor confirms COVID cases in Cochrane, Town facilities closed

At this time the risk level of COVID-19 in Cochrane remains low.
Why Americans are in a 'separate category' when it comes to border restrictions

Why Americans are in a 'separate category' when it comes to border restrictions

COVID-19 cases rise to 74 in Alberta

COVID-19 cases rise to 74 in Alberta

"This is what our new normal looks like," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw
Canmore Fire Chief self-isolates for 14 days, takes up cooking

Canmore Fire Chief self-isolates for 14 days, takes up cooking

“For a Fire Chief in quarantine, it is a challenge to feel disconnected," said Canmore Fire-Rescue's Walter Gahler "But the important thing to recognize is it’s not about me or any one person, it is about the community as a whole, the vulnerable population, the older, the medically compromised – it’s about protecting those folks."
Health officials explain why not everyone can get swabbed for COVID-19 right now

Health officials explain why not everyone can get swabbed for COVID-19 right now

Alberta provincial courts limiting operations

Alberta provincial courts limiting operations

The courts will no longer allow any members of the public in the courtrooms unless they are required for the matter before the court, including media and witnesses. Legal counsel is allowed to access the courthouse for urgent court-related business.
Update on all sporting events around Cochrane

Update on all sporting events around Cochrane

The Covid-19 virus outbreak has caused a number of local teams to be forced to end their seasons earlier while also causing Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre to close down for the foreseeable future.
Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, self-isolating

Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, self-isolating

Dr. Deena Hinshaw experiencing cold symptoms
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