Local News

When it comes to buses on the roads, the town is looking to engage Cochrane residents to see how they want those wheels set into motion.

There's a new coffee brewing up in town but you won't exactly find it in its own shop.

In the last three years since the Cochrane Block Parents program returned to town, the number of times a Block Parent has been used is zero, but if there were any incidents, there are only a handful of registered volunteers in the community to report

The Banff-Cochrane interim United Conservative Party (UCP) constituency association is looking to drum up donations before the province drops the writ and presumably divides the current riding.

Incumbent Blake Richards has announced his intentions to seek a fourth term as Conservative MP for Airdrie-Banff in the 2019 federal election.

The Cochrane Santa Claus parade is prepping for its return on Dec. 9 and is currently seeking more floats and volunteers. This year’s theme for the parade will be “Past, present and future” and will coincide with Canada 150 themes.

Town council left budget deliberations looking at a 4.45 per cent tax increase, and requesting administration to pare that figure down further. A 4.45 per increase translates to an average monthly property tax increase of $7.89.

The many faces of Lyme disease continue to appear on the Cochrane landscape, as Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria-carrying blacklegged ticks do not know borders.

Work is set to begin toward mitigating human impacts on the Ghost Watershed - a 1,000 square kilometre area west of Cochrane that affects the Bow River.

Cochrane Light Up might have to consider moving away from Historic Downtown as the event continues to grow. The 33rd rendition of the event attracted in excess of 13,000 people this year.