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Though at first it may seem a bit counterintuitive to users who’ve had to step over cables crossing pathways around Cochrane this summer, they are there to help make the corridors safer and more user-friendly down the road.

The Cochrane and area Family Resource Network (FRN) has been helping to relieve some of the stress and costs associated with going back to school for students and families in need since 2009. 

The Town of Cochrane said in a Facebook post that the roadway is ready for its final top-lift to be paved following its opening to the public in 2020. 

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has announced an initiative to help parents and guardians prepare their tots for their first bus ride this upcoming school year, with an informative video and in-person event, called First Bus Ride, to be held later this month.

Dasha, along with her brother Andrew and mother Olha, are living in Cochrane thanks to the generosity of Lisa and Heath Foster, who welcomed them into their West Pointe home in June.

“We haven’t been able to have regional or provincial meets for three years and so to come in and put this huge stamp on it, it’s so exciting.”

Three Cochrane athletes, one Bearspaw athlete, and one "mission staff" member are representing their hometown at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, which are being held this month in Niagara, Ont.

“The community support has been amazing and it just keeps growing, especially as we start having our programs now running consistently – it’s been huge,” said Steph D., office manager and administrator with Wayfinders.

“These plants are a real problem for animals – any animal that has its nose down,” she said.