Local News

Wondering about days gone by? A journey back in time to the pre-fur-trade cultures of the Bow Valley area will be the theme of a Cochrane Ideas presentation Jan. 8 at King Solomon’s Lodge, 120 Centre Avenue in Cochrane.

Springbank Community High School students did their part to help the less fortunate this holiday season. On Dec. 16, students dropped off more than 300 pairs of socks filled with essential items to the Mustard Seed in Calgary.

2015 was arguably the year of the butt in the fitness world - or more accurately, the year of the squat. According to the Huffington Post, functional fitness exercises made the top 10 in fitness trends of 2015.

Effective Jan. 1, 2016, distracted driving will now include three demerits, on top of the $287 fine.

Life-sized Candy Land! Where? The Nan Boothby Memorial Library. The local library is inviting families to stop by Jan. 2 to play giant board games, including Candy Land, Scrabble and chess. “I think it should be amazingly fun.

The Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area (BGC) will be partnering with Bragg Creek in the New Year. The BGC will be expanding its in-school programs to Bragg Creek schools after an assessment of student-interest is determined.

Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort is investigating a gearbox failure in its Goats Eye chairlift after the newly installed piece of equipment failed over the weekend resulting in 100 riders being rescued from the lift.

Following the approval of the 2016 base budget for Rocky View County (RVC) on Dec. 8, some residents are protesting the inclusion of a $42 million municipal building through an online petition that has already collected about 300 signatures.

Cochrane Eagle’s top news items by month, based on 2015 Facebook reaches: By Derek Clouthier A handful of local governments are taking action and putting an end to what we Canadians know as tobogganing ...

Bill 204, the Residential Tenancies Safer Space for Victims of Domestic Violence Amendment Act, was authored and brought before the Alberta government by independent Calgary Bow MLA Deborah Drever.