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A Cochrane dad and former mental health counsellor is looking to quash mainstream notions that substance users are the problem and that alcohol or drug addiction is a choice.

Halloween will see Cochrane streets littered with sugar-crazed ghouls and goblins on Oct. 31 this year.

Last Friday, when winds across the province were expected to reach up to 90km/h, a couple dozen people ranging from toddlers to elders walked along the Morley Road from the Chiniki Gas Bar to the Stoney Nakoda First Nation administration building wit

The Lindsie Haxton Legacy Library Collection celebrated its outdoor extension on the morning of Oct. 17, with a ribbon cutting ceremony to officiate the little library in honour of the late volunteer and educator.

The annual winter wear donation campaign kicked off yesterday.

The newly-minted Cochrane Kiwanis Club is kicking off its community presence with an effort to ensure all children get to experience Christmas to its fullest.

Delegations: library and shelter Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) and the Cochrane Public Library were on deck at the Oct. 9 council meeting to appeal to the town for sustainable and increased funding, respectively.

The Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI), home to two orphaned black bear cubs, has to build some mobile hibernating dens in a hurry. On Tuesday, Alberta Parks and Recreation agreed to extend the bears’ looming release date of Oct. 15 to spring 2019.

Cochrane foodies looking for a sampling of spirits or taste of local nosh are encouraged to purchase their tickets for the 7th annual Taste of Cochrane.

Cochranites will soon learn whether or not they will continue to haul their black bins curbside weekly, as council is anticipated to vote on switching to biweekly garbage pick up in the next few weeks.