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Kelsey Envik and her husband first met Jabu, an African elephant living in Botswana, 23 years ago while volunteering at an elephant sanctuary.

On the other side of the country while attending the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference, Mayor Jeff Genung was hit with the news late last week that Cochrane was not one of the 20 communities short-listed for the Smart Cities Challenge.

As a keynote speaker and author, I write a lot. If I’m not working on my latest manuscript, I’m blogging, tweeting, connecting on Facebook, preparing talks etc. The list is long and, needless to say, all of this work is done on a computer.

An early morning blaze destroyed a number of townhomes in Fireside on Wednesday and left some residents homeless. Cochrane Fire Services Chief David Humphrey told the Eagle the call came in at 2:18 a.m. It’s not yet known what caused the blaze.

The Cochrane Historic Museum has some fun new changes lined up for its summer season. One of its new exhibits will be featuring historic toys.

Each year the annual Cochrane Community Awards continues to add a few more names to the nomination list.

Governing Cannabis Stores Council voted unanimously in favour of the parameters on cannabis retail stores, based on administration's recommendation to be prepared for the coming legalization of cannabis and how municipalities will deal with retail sa

When it comes to determining the future of the Cochrane and District Ag Society, the sooner the better.

Coun. Susan Flowers is hopeful that her fellow councillors will grant an $20,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area to open a safe teen space. The request will be presented at the next council meeting on June 11.

Two wildfires in the span of five days broke out near Cochrane last week. Fire one kilometre from Cochrane Fire crews contained a wildfire that broke out around 2 p.m. May 23 on Stoney Nakoda Nation land.