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Cochrane is on the brink of 30,000 residents, according to the 2019 census. The 29,277 residents translates to a 4.7 per cent population increase – down from the 5.9 per cent increase seen the year before.

Cochranites are fed up with gas prices in town if correspondence to the Cochrane Eagle and rants on social media are any indication.

"I don’t feel like a hero. I feel like I am just doing my job," Cst. Sean Gordon, a Cochrane RCMP officer who was recently recognized with a medal of bravery for his quick actions that saved lives in two separate and dramatic incidents last year.

A 65-year-old woman has been taken to a Calgary hospital, after being retrieved from the Bow River by emergency services early this morning. The woman, a Cochrane resident, was reported missing by her family at around 6:30 a.m.

By Jenna Dulewich/Rocky Mountain Outlook There is a brand new gas station and pit stop along the Trans-Canada Highway and it is a "step forward" for Stoney Nakoda Nation.