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A Cochrane devotee of all things devilish hopes to scare up donations for the Veterans Food Bank by transforming his home into a manor of the macabre for trick or treaters this Halloween.

The presentation of the 2018 draft budget coincided with the swearing-in of Cochrane town council on Monday night. Newly-elected Mayor Jeff Genung and councillors will review the proposed $52.

Alanna Thompson said she believes every person has gifts and abilities that can help make the world around them a better place to live.

The students of Building Futures celebrated the start of their unique school year last week with an equally one-of-a-kind “ribbon cutting” — slicing through pieces of wood with a pair of circular saws.

Samanntha Wright learned her constituency had determined she was indeed “Wright for Bearspaw” in an 877 vote to 803 for her opponent, Coun. Eric Lowther.

Cochrane townhome sales surged this summer, according to a market analysis firm that keeps a close eye on the real estate market in Alberta.

“The right choice for your voice,” was the slogan that successful Cochrane Lake (Div. 9) candidate-elect Crystal Kissel blazed the campaign trail with for the last four weeks.

Mayor Ivan Brooker will step down from the helm on Monday, having lost an election themed on change to mayor-elect Jeff Genung.

The dawn of a new day in Cochrane politics was on the minds of business leaders early yesterday as they gathered for breakfast to talk success and the state of things to come over the next four years.

A 38 per cent voter turnout Monday night elected the team of seven who will be leading Cochrane for the next four-year term. Jeff Genung was declared mayor-elect in a landslide victory over Mayor Ivan Brooker, with 4,321 votes to 2,252.