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Cochrane mayor Truper McBride confirmed on Jan.

Canadian Framelines, an arts engagement project touring Canadian towns, will be making a stop in Cremona for an information session on Jan. 31.

A motorist narrowly missed going for a polar bear swim in the Bow River on Jan. 25 after her vehicle rolled down the hill at the Highway 22 and George Fox Trail intersection, stopping just shy of the water below. At approximately 9 a.m.

Over 3,700 constituents took part in Wild Rose MP Blake Richards’s tele-townhall on Jan. 21.

After a dramatic beginning, all ended well for Timmy the Snowman, as he was named the Cochrane WinterFest Snowman of the Year during the ATCO Gas Cochrane WinterFest celebrations on Jan. 26.

Hosted by the Stoney Nation Employment Centre, the fifth-annual Stoney Nation Career Fair gets underway Feb. 6 at the Morley Community Gymnasium.

On Jan. 22, Rocky View County council approved an $8.3-million contract for the new Bearspaw Firehall expected to open in the fall of 2014.

What has been described as a simple misunderstanding is quite indicative of how serious law enforcement handles matters posing potential violence in a school in this day and age.

Cochrane town council voted on several public-at-large appointments during their Jan. 14 meeting, approving 12 applicants to six different boards and committees.

The next time you’re in Global Pet Foods picking up goodies for your four-legged family member, don’t forget to leave a donation to help out the local animals without a home.