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A strong sense of community. Close proximity to Calgary. Access to amenities and professional services such as accounting and banks. The fact that Cochrane doesn’t levy a business tax and has a business property tax rate of only 9.7 per cent.

Sentencing has been delayed in the case of an unlicensed area contractor who previously pled guilty to infractions under the province’s Fair Trading Act.

The summer of 2012 marked the final year for the Bates Bar J Ranch.

There are only a few spots left for golfers looking to take part in the 5th annual Memorial Tournament of Aces this Oct. 6 at the Links of GlenEagles.

The local coalition Cochrane Area Under Siege (CAUS) held a second open house to address their concerns over hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Lochend area.

Mayor Truper McBride recently returned from a mayors’ caucus meeting in Edmonton where the hot topic for Cochrane was the Highway 22 and 1A intersection upgrades.

Town council got an update on the progress of the new Economic Development Strategy being ironed out by administration to guide the department over the next three years.

One young Cochrane kid has recently discovered that there really is strength in numbers. Five-year-old Jerlena Rittwage, who was born missing her left hand, returned from the 2012 Western War Amps CHAMPS seminar, which was held in Saskatoon, Sask.

The Cochrane High School (CHS) Sustainable Development Committee is taking their proposed wind turbine project back to the drawing board. The decision came after a Sept. 13 community consultation.

Final penny tally: 2,897 pounds of coins for the Cochrane ‘Ton of Pennies’ initiative, which culminated in a ceremony in front of Cochrane ATB Financial Sept. 28.