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After a whirlwind morning, members from the Cochrane Fire Services managed to collect half the amount of last year's month-long food drive in just three hours.

Cochrane cadets will be visiting local cemeteries over the course of several months to track down the graves of veterans from the area and record them after it was discovered no records of the burial sites exist.

With changes to Alberta’s Condominium Property Act on the horizon, a new non-profit provincial organization supporting condominium owners has been formed – Condominium Owners Forum Society of Alberta (COF).

A Morley man is gearing up to commemorate his great uncle Joe Poucette who died in action in the Second World War, especially since he said there is a lack of recognition of Indigenous veterans by the country.

Editorial note: The original article incorrectly stated that Dr. Habeeb Tunde Ali no longer works at Oasis Health System in Cochrane. However, he is still employed with the clinic.

Gerry Bietz looks across the expansive valley nestled in the Bighill Creek watershed, pointing to nesting areas for Great Blue Heron, grazing land for mule and whitetail deer, and a flowing creek with various species of brown, rainbow and brook trout

A man is recovering from the shock of a break-in at his shop in Bragg Creek.

Cochrane RCMP is currently on scene of a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 1 near Old Banff Coach Road. At this time the westbound lane on Highway 1 just east of Old Banff Coach Road is impassable due to the collision.

The youth suspect accused of attempted murder for shooting a German tourist in August has been granted bail. The decision was delivered by Justice Peter Barley today in Calgary Provincial Court.

For not the first time, the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) received a surprising email from a research team a world away from their rural Alberta property.