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Reduce, reuse, recycle

Reduce, reuse, recycle

The Town of Cochrane’s Zero Waste Framework initiative is an admirable and worthwhile endeavour, as it aims to reduce the municipality’s environmental footprint through recycling, reusing, reducing, composting and redesigning, all intended to help cu
Feedback from community is always appreciated

Feedback from community is always appreciated

Thanks for your feedback! On behalf of all of town council, our sincere thanks to everyone for sharing your views, thoughts and suggestions for the aquatic centre and curling rink. We heard from you at a number of locations and in many ways: Feb.
Farewell to a friend full of wisdom, wonder and adventure

Farewell to a friend full of wisdom, wonder and adventure

It was with deep sadness that I arrived at Bentleys Books over the weekend. Cochrane’s iconic merchant of mysteries, romance, wisdom and wonder was closing forever this Sunday. (See March 13 Eagle.
Time not always on your side

Time not always on your side

Quick, what time is it? For those of you who answered one hour too early, you’re clearly not yet adjusted to daylight saving time (DST).
Hungry Cochranites

Hungry Cochranites

What is a weary, pickled and peckish Cochrane partygoer to do in this town when it comes to getting some food in their belly during the late-night hours? With eating establishments popping up all over Cochrane during the past few years, options for t
Fun to be had, volunteers needed at SOTB

Fun to be had, volunteers needed at SOTB

Mark your calendar for the ‘spring fling’ Saturday, April 5 from 7-10 p.m. Dance to the music of Sox and Sax and enjoy a late evening snack.
Choose your words carefully

Choose your words carefully

I recently read somewhere that teenagers do not have a fully developed ability to feel empathy. Basically, they’re little self-absorbed spawns (for the most part) until they realize the world doesn’t revolve around them.
Hanson Bearspaw was like a grandfather to photographer

Hanson Bearspaw was like a grandfather to photographer

Members of his Stoney Nakoda First Nation at Morley knew him as a community leader and a very humourous storyteller. Unlucky bull riders knew him as a rodeo clown who protected them from angry hooves and horns.
Cochrane's farming landscape has gone through change

Cochrane's farming landscape has gone through change

The one thing constant in this world is change. Cochrane has seen more than its fair share of change, even though we cherish our history and try to keep the past alive.
Social media overload could be an issue

Social media overload could be an issue

I may not be a candidate for a show as creepy as My Strange Addiction, but suffice to say, I have joined the ranks of iPhone addicts. My compulsive email-Facebook-Twitter addiction has officially infiltrated nearly every aspect of my life.
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