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Students at Banded Peak School in Bragg Creek welcomed facilitators, an Indigenous musician, and students from Airdrie into their gymnasium this week to exercise their creative music muscles.

One of my favourite Bible stories is that of Joseph, son of Jacob (a.k.a. Israel) and great-grandson of Patriarch Abraham (Genesis 37 and 39-50).

The jury’s still out on the future of the COLT transit system in Cochrane, as Town Council awaits more information on the public transportation service.

The Cochrane Classic, an annual charity hockey game between students from Cochrane and Bow Valley high schools, took place on March 23.

The Rocky View Schools (RVS) Board of Trustees identified it main capital priorities for 2024 during its March 23 meeting, but admitted they were largely uncertain if the province would come through on any new capital funding in the next year.

After a dominant regular season and the securing of a divisional banner, the Cochrane-based Bow Valley Timberwolves U15 AA boys' hockey team is hoping to cap off the campaign with a provincial banner this Sunday.

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange conducted an interview with the Airdrie City View on Thursday, taking questions about the ongoing space crunch in Airdrie's public schools, the newly announced Francophone high school for Reunion, and Rocky View Schools' request for 38 modular classroom additions.

“I think it was a pretty satisfying feeling for our team that we were able to come out with a banner and finish off a good season with a championship.”

Cochrane hosted the Alberta Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ caucus (MCMC) meeting with Premier Danielle Smith on March 22 at the RancheHouse, in the first of three meetings with provincial party leaders as they prepare for a spring election.

Irvine, who lives between Cochrane and Bottrel, felt his overarching purpose for being involved with the ABP is to help work toward aligning the vision of the organization with the industry’s grassroots members.