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Traditions are usually an important trait for a community to hang on to, but when passed down norms limit a person's ability to act, feel and express emotions, some experts say it's time to do away with them.

Today marks the Bragg Creek Shell gas station's final day in operation and to celebrate it's selling gas for a rock bottom price. Starting at 3 p.m., motorists could fill their tanks for 32 cents per litre while the station's supplies last.

A Cochrane firefighter and the local Calgary president of International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) pushed their physical abilities to the limit as they battled it out in a race to the top of Calgary’s highest skyscraper.

It was June 2012 in Calgary when Lizette Ramirez disembarked a connecting flight out of Toronto from Chile to a fresh dump of snow. “I knew that Canada was cold but come on now,” Ramirez said jokingly.

The Town of Cochrane celebrated “20 Leaders of Tomorrow” recognizing Cochrane youth for their community work over the past year.

New space for future RCMP station Town council moved forward with administration's recommendation to acquire a larger site for the build out of the future RCMP station, which will also house municipal enforcement.

Transit received a narrow pass in a 4-3 vote in Tuesday morning council at the Cochrane RancheHouse. Mock council, that is.

World religions The tenth annual World Religions Conference is set to take place at the Cochrane RancheHouse on April 26. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will run from 7 to 9 p.m.

What the cluck? There were roughly 2,000 chickens on Railway Street on April 19 as part of North Forty Feed and Farm Supply's third annual Chicken Day.

By Richard Colmenares Spring has sprung, and gardeners like Tynan Heembrock are anxious to get their hands back in the soil.