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The spirit of giving has gone to the dogs in Bragg Creek this holiday season.

If you haven’t been able to fill your Santa boots with Christmas shopping, this weekend presents one more chance to add some bundles under that Christmas tree.

Rocky View School board met with members of the No Turbine in Town Coalition (NTT), Dec. 6 to hear its concerns about the Cochrane High School Sustainable Develop-ment Wind Turbine Project.

The Town of Cochrane is moving forward with the next step in the transit initiative, anticipating an alternative plan before council by April.

For those who are finding it a little hard to stay jolly this holiday season, perhaps a trip to the Cochrane Children’s Choir’s Christmas in the Country is in order. The family-friendly concert and event — held on Dec. 16 at St.

The team at the Town of Cochrane recreation and culture department have reason to celebrate, as their initiatives earned Cochrane recognition as a ‘High Achiever Community’ in the Communities Choose Well Program.

This year, why not leave the axe at home and venture down to the Rexall Drug Store to pick out your Christmas tree. Not only will buyers bag themselves a quality tree, but they’ll be supporting a fundraising effort by local boy scouts.

On a mission to raise money for local food banks from coast to coast, the Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train is ‘making a difference, one stop at a time’.

Rural development and growth were the primary concern of residents attending a Rocky View County workshop in Bragg Creek on Nov. 27. Rocky View County (RVC) is preparing a master plan to update the current Municipal Development Plan adopted in 1998.

The Town of Cochrane has been a member of CRAZ (Calgary Regional Airshed Zone) since 2010 as a way to keep tabs on the quality of the air we breathe on a more regular basis.