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With a fearsome flip of his axe and a cringe-worthy dislocation of his shoulder, a Guinness World Record holder taught a bunch of bowled-over Bow Valley High School students about what it means to challenge themselves and push through adversity.

Marni Fedeyko announced yesterday morning that she is ready to embrace a career shift and vie for town council.

Council hopeful Jason Phillips filed his forms last week, launching his bid for a seat on town council.

The price tag to turn plans into progress for the Big Hill Haven Women's Shelter is $25,000. That is the cost for a needs assessment that will help shape what Cochrane's first dedicated emergency women's and children's shelter will look like.

In a male-driven industry, a Cochrane area female bus driver has been singled out for her skills and dedication to the job. “I was shocked actually.

Bridge land finalized The land agreements are finally in place for the Bow River bridge project connecting the south side of Cochrane to the rest of town.

Kids in need at Cochrane’s middle and high schools will have more access to healthy food options, thanks to an infusion of cash into an education-based nutrition program by a locally-based charity.

Cochranites and their indigenous neighbours can begin to heal the divisive pain of the past by moving forward together, agreed a group of people who gathered last week to discuss improving relations between the two communities.

Council has directed administration to investigate and return with information on the creation of a policing committee later this fall.

The Town of Cochrane is hopeful its preliminary design for the future pedestrian railway crossing at Horsecreek Road will be ready to present to CP Rail in the next week or two.