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A group of young students in Bragg Creek were given an in-person eye-opener on Canada’s not so rosy past recently. On Nov.

A transit task force is being formed with council opting to add more councillor representation to the table to join chair Mayor Jeff Genung.

As the legalization of marijuana approaches, school councils are bracing themselves.

One of Cochrane’s very own shops landed among the top in the country last week. On Dec. 6, Cyclist Canada announced the town’s Bike Bros as one of the nation’s top bike shops as part of the organization’s sixth annual contest.

A Cochrane family is grappling to come to terms with the loss of their son and brother while students, staff and families of Bow Valley High School are mourning the loss and working toward regaining a sense of normalcy.

Council unanimously adopted the 2018 municipal budget at Monday night council, settling on a property tax increase of 3.06 per cent. The average household will see an increase of $5.41 per month or $65 per year. Out of the $53 million budget, $27.

On Dec. 31, I will be holding my eighth Annual Run and Walk at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre. It all started in 2010 when, on Dec. 31, I ran my final marathon of Marathon Quest 250, completing 250 marathons in one year.

The Cochrane Activettes are reminding residents that Stuff-a-Bus is happening this Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Canadian Tire parking lot.

With almost three full school weeks complete in the new building, Fireside School held its official kick-off celebration on Nov. 30 at the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre (SLFSC) and cross-school relationships were the focus.

Banff-Airdrie Conservative MP Blake Richards made headlines last week with reports that he was called out by name and escorted out of the House of Commons when he refused to refrain from heckling.