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Cochrane and area residents seeking to become Canadian citizens are encouraged to spend an evening learning about eligibility requirements and new immigration rules.

The Cochrane Foundation doled out $60,000 in cheques at its annual event March 29, held at Seniors on the Bow. The money was awarded to 14 charities and three graduate students.

Cochrane families can now rest assured that there will be a form of compensation should their loved one working in public safety die in the line of duty.

Two Cochrane dads are on a mission to teach parents what it means when their child is anxious.

With only three weeks to go until the spring hoedown in support of Big Hill Haven, Cochrane's future women's shelter, one might expect event organizers would be frantically scrambling to sell tickets and take care of last-minute details.

It's not optimal road tripping for everyone to live out of their car for an entire month, but for local storm chaser Braydon Morisseau, he wouldn't have it any other way.

A toasty thank you was given to some Helping Hands volunteers over breakfast last week.

It’s no surprise to anyone that marijuana legalization is coming, and Cochranites are sharing mixed opinions about its landfall in their municipality.

Holding its annual general meeting last week on March 29, the Rockyview Regional Handibus Society announced that it continues to grow in ridership and with respect to Cochrane, aims to have a seat at the table to talk transit.

Residents of Bragg Creek are gearing up for wildfire season after recent scares in other Alberta communities.