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The birth of Cochranite Steph O’Gara’s first child was a five-day ordeal involving more than $200 in hotel fees, hospital transfers and long drives on the highway in winter conditions.

As the cost of living and travelling continue to climb in the Calgary region, many homeowners and travellers alike are looking to alternatives to offset their expenses.

The Redwood Meadows community has succeeded in a preliminary step towards fibre optic internet.

“Oh, wow, we're a big family, ” laughs Angela Arsenault, mom to Cochrane's first baby of 2018 - Julia Elizabeth Arsenault McMillan. Born at Foothills Hospital in Calgary at 7:16 p.m. on Jan.

From the 1930s through to the late 90s, volunteers in Cochrane and across the nation would trek into their local wetlands and wildlife habitats - sometimes by canoe or horseback - and report the conditions to Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) - a conserva

An unassuming Cochrane woman who has spent a lifetime giving a hand up to those who have fallen through the cracks of a broken system is looking to raise her charitable efforts to the next level.

A new Cochranite is doing her part to make sure everyone has enough this holiday.

More than 20 years ago in a dirt school yard in Kissii, Kenya, a boy, Benard Onsare, and his brother would run laps while the other children watched. “The kids used to count how many laps with sticks,” Onsare recalled.

Municipal politicians look to 2018 with infrastructure and keeping pace with growth top of mind. Provincial and federal representatives gear up for 2019 elections, look to take opponents to task.

The Cochrane Eagle’s Amy Tucker spoke to Cochrane Fire Services to gauge the issues facing firefighters as we head into 2018.