COVID-19

It’s a great time to come and see if you like handling the ball and to see if you like the way the game is laid out. It’s a great year to come and try, and you might like full-contact when we get back to playing it.”

“We’re just letting the residents know that after a long period of not having their therapy dogs come in and visit them, we haven’t forgotten about them,” Giesler said. “They’re in our hearts, they’re in our minds constantly.”

Cochrane High School and Bow Valley High School are on alert and outbreak status following outbreaks at the schools.

“With how everything ended last year, all of a sudden our playoffs got shut down due to COVID, and everything being so up in the air this year with the season, I just didn’t want my last year of hockey to end like this."

As of the end of the day Tuesday (March 2) there were a reported 17 active cases of COVID-19 in the town. To date, Cochrane has reported 338 cases of COVID-19— Two people have died and 319 people have recovered.

“I notice it in myself, and I think many of us do, when we’re outside and we come back inside, or even while we’re outside we feel different, we feel better."

“We are concerned, we are worried about the outcome of what is going to happen to these puppies when they’re older if they’re not socialized properly."

"If you talk to any special needs family, they are really the victims right now during COVID. They're not getting the medical intervention they need, they're not getting the supports they need, and on top of that, they are being discriminated in public spaces."

Cochrane Minor Hockey has cancelled the remainder of the season after considering its options following the easements of public health guidelines.

The Town of Cochrane had a reported 11 active cases of COVID-19 as of the end of the day Sunday (Feb. 21). To date the town has identified 325 cases of the virus— Two people have died and 312 people have recovered.