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After an extensive, long-term investigation, Calgary’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU- Calgary) and the Calgary RCMP Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC) Unit have arrested a number of people in connection with an ongoing criminal org

The Little Creeks and Rough Fescue Appreciation Society (LCARF) is requesting $4,000 from the Town of Cochrane to continue ongoing water quality monitoring of Horse Creek.

This weekend marks Year 18 for the annual Tapestry of Women Gathering on Nov. 3. Taking place at the Cochrane RancheHouse from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Can we not learn from the mistakes of our neighbours to the south? This is the question being asked by members of the local coalition Cochrane Area Under Siege (CAUS) when it comes to what they believe are primitive hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pr

A June 24 trial date has been set for a Calgary Flames prospect who was charged with assault following a bar fight at Cochrane’s Stageline Saloon on July 29.

A choral delight, ‘We Are Together’, will be making its way to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Nov. 3 for a 2 p.m. collaborative performance.

From the Beatles to Bieber, “Great Balls of Fire” to “Your Sex is On Fire”, the modern-day piano man has got to have all his bases covered to keep his audience begging for more.

A third information session was held at Cochrane High School (CHS) on Oct. 25, unveiling a new location for the proposed Evance 9000 5kW small wind turbine that the school’s Sustainable Development Committee wishes to enact on school property.

Eighties cult classic, The Princess Bride, is the flick du jour for the annual Red Carpet Movie Night . . . a fundraiser for the Nan Boothby Library Oct. 26. “This is our second annual event,” said library board chair, Carol Byler.

The annual out-of-province Post-Secondary Fair is slated to take place Nov. 1 at Bow Valley High (BVH) from 6-7:30 p.m. The event is geared toward students from both Cochrane High School (CHS) and BVH; CHS has held the event in previous years.