Local News

Cochrane resident Col. Gerry Morrison and Calgarian Cpl. Gary Watson are hoping to preserve some of the Canadian history from the Cold War by rebuilding a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) jet fighter, the CF-104 Starfighter at the Springbank Airport.

At the 20th anniversary of the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) three students from Springbank Community High School took home top prizes for their projects. The 2014 event was held in Toronto at The International Centre from June 4 – 7.

It isn’t often that you can say you’ve met a vegetarian who was raised on an Alberta cattle farm, or commerce graduate who decides to become a singer and yoga instructor, training with monks in India. But Amy Thiessen is anything but average.

The Tour de Bowness, the annual cycling event put on by Bow Cycle and Sports out of Calgary, will be utilizing the scenic panorama of Horse Creek Road for part of its race this weekend (Aug. 2).

A Local Improvement Tax (LIT) that was presented by Rocky View County to Cochrane Lake residents is now “dead in the water ”, according to Division 9 councillor Bruce Kendall July 30 - at least in the way it was presented.

Today marks the end of a pilot project that uses the Ghost Reservoir for flood mitigation purposes.

Cochrane RCMP have charged a 49-year-old woman with operating a motor vehicle over .08 and impaired driving, following an arrest made July 28. The local detachment received multiple complaints shortly after 7:30 p.m.

On Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., the Stockmen’s Memorial Foundation will be hosting a western ranching and livestock industry open house at the Cochrane RancheHouse as part of Historic Calgary Week.

Cochrane resident Col. Gerry Morrison and Calgarian Cpl. Gary Watson are hoping to preserve some of the Canadian history from the Cold War by rebuilding a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) jet fighter, the CF-104 Starfighter at the Springbank Airport.

Long before laser-cut rocks with enamel-embossed steel handles, heated lounges and evenly-pebbled indoor ice, there was curling in Cochrane. More than 100 years ago, 100-and-a-half to be exact, the Cochrane Curling Club came to be.