Local News

Residents for and against a new off-leash dog park in West Valley squared off at a public meeting March 6, but protest from the neighbourhood is unlikely to result in a change to the development plan.

The body of 91-year-old Calgary male was found at the bottom of a cliff near Elbow Falls Tuesday morning. RCMP received a complaint of the missing Calgarian on March 7 after the family of the deceased had found a suicide note from the 91-year-old.

Cochrane Community Award will now be accepting nominations. The annual awards “celebrate and recognize outstanding achievement and contributions” in the community.

A youth-led initiative is bringing drug awareness to the big screen. While stories of opioid-related deaths are sweeping the country, Stoney Nakoda First Nation has been facing its own problems with fentanyl and methamphetamine.

The Western Rockyview Parent Link Centre is offering support to families with special needs.

With 27 confirmed cases of mumps in the province so far this year, Alberta Health Services is urging people to be proactive. In the past two years, Alberta has only had 12 cases, compared to the 27 reported so far this year.

A Stoney Nakoda Elder is promoting continuing education after he was among Stoney students awarded certificates from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Lethbridge Community College March 3.

When packing up the holiday trailer this summer, you may want to shift into park for the Aug. 18 to 20 weekend.

Valley High School was transformed into a world of pink last Wednesday.

How will Donald Trump impact Canada? Cochrane IDEAS will be discussing that concept inviting attendees to express their views, positive or negative, on the “Trumpian political phenomenon that continues to grip and fascinate the world.