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Big Haven receives cheque in honour of late board member

Big Haven receives cheque in honour of late board member

Big Hill Haven will have enough to continue employing its outreach worker thanks to a large donation made by the family of Bob Campbell.
Second bear cub rescued since province lifted ban

Second bear cub rescued since province lifted ban

Another black bear cub has found a temporary home at the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) after it was found injured on the side of a highway near Grand Cache on July 7.
Faulty gas at Centex leads to car breakdowns

Faulty gas at Centex leads to car breakdowns

The newly opened Centex gas station in Bearspaw is off to a rough start after multiple drivers experienced car troubles after filling up with gas.
Bikers for organ donations

Bikers for organ donations

When Barry Radu's wife needed a kidney transplant several years ago, she was one of roughly 750 patients in Alberta waiting for an organ transplant.
Search and Rescue hold inaugural emergency service meeting

Search and Rescue hold inaugural emergency service meeting

Cochrane Search and Rescue held its first joint meeting with regional first responders on July 11 to help foster a better understanding of the group's capabilities.
Resident dogs get new hope for adoption

Resident dogs get new hope for adoption

Volunteers and staff at the Cochrane and Area Humane Society may have found the key to getting dogs adopted a little faster.
Good Samaritan offers boat to rescue 10 people from Ghost Lake

Good Samaritan offers boat to rescue 10 people from Ghost Lake

A group of boaters at Ghost Lake found themselves in distress after an unfortunate scenario last Saturday evening. Around 9:45 p.m., Cochrane RCMP and the Cochrane Fire Department received a call that a boat was sinking in Ghost Lake.
LGBTQ2s+ community paving the way for a new non-profit

LGBTQ2s+ community paving the way for a new non-profit

Cochrane’s quiet LGBTQ2S+ community has been establishing a group to call their own and are now gearing up to become a non-profit with projects to begin as soon as Fall 2018.
Clawback on council take-home salaries

Clawback on council take-home salaries

The 2017 federal decision to claw back municipal salary tax exemptions will impact all elected officials who will no longer be able to collect one-third of their salaries tax-free beginning in 2019.
Close encounters of the Cochrane kind

Close encounters of the Cochrane kind

The truth is out there and there are people in the Cochrane and Bow Valley area who might know the answers to an age-old mystery.
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