Local News

Transit has been topical in Cochrane for the last decade, having been debated by three councils and is likely to either be given the green or red light at the Sept. 10 council session.

Jade Janzen is looking to change Cochrane's footprint, one single-use piece of plastic at a time.

A Cochrane couple is banking on sunny days ahead. Hugh and Peggy Maloney recently had solar panels fixed onto their family home and expect to produce 103 per cent of their energy needs.

Fourteen charges have been laid against a 16-year-old Morley youth in connection to the shooting of a German tourist on Aug. 2.

A man convicted for sexually abusing his two stepdaughters while they were between the ages of four and eight has had his conviction upheld by the Alberta court of Appeal in a unanimous decision.

A portion of Riverfront Park was closed on Aug. 23 following multiple sightings of a bear. The town asked that barricades be obeyed and to stay away from the area until further notice.

It’s a tough sell in Cochrane right now, leaving motivated sellers vulnerable to the whims of the market and buyers with no shortage of product to choose from. Eleanor Kidder of Kidder and Co.

The fifth annual Show Your Ride for Brandon is back this weekend, with an anticipated 1,000 to 1,300 entrants set to strut their rides at Calgary Stampede Park.

The Town of Cochrane is revamping its Recreation, Culture and Arts Department and as such, will be exploring changes to programming, such as classes and camps, for 2019.

A family of four was asked to move out of their Cochrane home for three weeks due to concerns of mould in their basement, and though the mould (confirmed by a private test commissioned by the family and an air quality test by the builders) was remove