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Cochrane & Area Humane Society staff were happy to receive more than $3,600 worth of food for its animals last Wednesday. The food was donated by Pet Valu after a Thanks for Giving campaign ran last October.

Cochrane’s annual family-friendly winter festival is getting ready to kick off in a couple of weeks and is seeking help.

How can people live more independently without having to rely on income assistance? That question inspired a partnership between Stoney Nakoda First Nation and Banff & Lake Louise Hospitality Association.

The Cochrane Activettes thought it was “absolutely superb” to receive $4,901 from the local Safeway after a month long campaign raised funds for the Food Bank.

Two bins. Ashes and charred remnants are all that remain of what was northwest Calgary’s only year-round market – Symons Valley Farmers’ Market – and the devastation rippled its way to Cochrane.

Inspired by war memorials across North America, Cochrane Legion member Todd Puzey brainstormed a way to improve the community’s cenotaph just in time to honour Canada’s 150th birthday and the Legion’s 90th year.

Cochrane bylaw is considering options to help mitigate traffic congestion at the Car Wash Corral after it received numerous complaints last week.

The pair charged in connection to the death of Lorenzo “Billie” Bearspaw made their first appearance in Cochrane Provincial Court on Tuesday.

Cochrane Midas has announced the company will be partnering with the Cochrane Activettes Food Bank to ‘Drive Out Hunger.’ The annual campaign kicked off Jan.

The old saying to climb a mountain just because it is there is not the motivation for one Cochrane man’s upcoming adventure.