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The Rocky View Schools (RVS) superintendent will continue to be paid $12,000 over a newly introduced school board salary cap.

The child had been submerged for at least 10 minutes. Her small body would descend a few feet below the surface of the cold water, while three feet up a metal chute, chaos ensued.

Roy Lindwall is nearly 80 years old and anyone who has played softball in the Calgary area has probably heard his voice from behind the plate, where he has spent more than half his life.

Mike Weinert, longtime owner/operator of Ghost Lake Recreations and manager of the provincial campground, is hopeful that June 28 will bring an end to a five-year-long rapid decline in his business as a result of controversial flood mitigation on the

It's cycling from the soul for members of Jarrid's Team - comprised of family and friends of the late Cochranite who take part annually in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer in Alberta.

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.