Local News

The Cochrane Lions Club executive is worried recent comments made by Mayor Ivan Brooker might mean they are pouring money into what will become a wasted investment.

Potential candidate Alex Reed said his early days of door knocking have revealed what may be a link to the abysmal voter turnout of 33 per cent in the 2013 election.

Cochrane Classic Show and Shine Hundreds of hoods will be up and windows will be down this weekend for the 2017 Cochrane Classic Car Club Fall Colours Show and Shine.

Healing is at the heart of an upcoming round table discussion between Cochranites and prominent members of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

Cochrane’s newest rodeo queen may wear the sash and the crown – but she’s no princess when it comes to Cochrane’s newest rodeo queen may wear the sash and the crown – but she’s no princess when it comes to chasing the cans.

Vivian Cox has announced her intentions to run for town council this week – a vision that began upon her arrival to Cochrane from Stony Plain in 2013.

Jaime Sawchuk and her husband Greg honoured their late infant son in the most colourful of ways this week, splashing rainbows on more than 100 willing participants during the first Vaughn’s Memorial Colour Run.

Thinking outside the box when it comes to his education is what attracted Cochrane teen Ben McGregor to an innovative program that will give him the opportunity to help construct two new homes by the end of his Grade 10 school year.

Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs Shaye Anderson made a stop in Cochrane yesterday morning to check out one of the para-transit buses made possible through a 2016 $250,000 Alberta Community Partnership grant.

They say many hands make light work, and Helping Hands Society of Cochrane and Area is looking for a few more hands to help lighten its load at the upcoming Fall Food Drive.