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The 23rd annual Friends of Cystic Fibrosis Golf Classic is coming up Aug. 27, with registration coming to an end tomorrow (Aug. 17) for golfers looking to swing in support of the genetic disorder that remains without a cure.

Jeff Mackenzie was working in his West Mackay Crescent kitchen when he heard people walking down the street chatting about a bear in the area. “I thought that’s interesting, I better get my camera in case I see it,” Mackenzie said.

Norma Jones, surrounded by more than a dozen alpacas on her hill-perched acreage property five kilometres north of Cochrane, contemplated what her next winter would look like.

With back to school on the minds of parents, Cochrane Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is looking once again to the generosity of the community to fill backpacks of families in need for the Backpack Program.

After multiple break-ins at a Sunset Ridge condo parkade, tenants of the building are fed up and are calling for better security. “It’s unbelievable how often this is happening,” said Pamela Nelson, a renter in the building.

Council moved forward Monday night with administration's recommendations to reduce speed zones in four of the six communities in town flagged as having issues with speed. The move was prompted by a recent notice of motion brought forward by Coun.

Some highly charged councillors with strong feelings about buses escalated transit talks in council chambers on Monday night, resulting in council waiting to vote on putting cost estimates out to tender until a full report is delivered on Sept. 10.

One of Cochrane's favourite signature events, the 18th annual Outhouse Races, is back this Sept. 29 and registration is now open for the fastest, funniest flagship poop-haus races.

A Fire Ban has been declared for Rocky View County as of today (Aug. 9). This ban represents a severe fire risk. Permit burning in the Rocky View County area is banned due to dry/windy conditions.

Giant zucchini? Colossal carrots? How about a magnificent quilt or the perfect photograph (a category to be judged by the Cochrane Eagle )? The Old Tyme Bench Show is back at the Cochrane Fair this Aug.