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Tax rate to increase 1.51 per cent Town council voted in the 2018 tax rates, resulting in an average increase of 1.51 per cent on Monday night - or $4.25 per household.

A nearly two-year-long food truck fiasco may be coming to a close, following second reading of the new business licence bylaw at Monday night council. The matter failed to receive unanimous consent with a 5-3 vote, with Couns.

Much is often shared between mothers and their daughters. Unfortunately for DeLores Duris and her daughter Barb Fehr, their familial link also extends to chronic illness in the form of Lyme disease.

The man killed at the train tracks down town last weekend has been identified by relatives as Frank Pruden. "Morley was always his home.

Coun. Tara McFadden announced at Monday night council that she will be bringing forward a motion that looks to implement a Griffin Road corridor design study, in an effort to get ahead of the capital infrastructure to come.

Put your gardening and lawn care skills to the test this year with Top Spray's second annual Cochrane's Best Yard contest.

A public hearing that provided an opportunity for members of the public and stakeholders to speak for or against future cannabis retail businesses in Cochrane saw a low turnout.

The grandparent mentorship program is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. Seniors For Kids Society, a Cochrane grass roots organization, set out to connect seniors to youth 20 years ago, beginning with Holy Spirit School.

A historic co-operation treaty in link with the return of the bison to Banff National Park was first signed by First Nations groups in 2014.

A grizzly bear population study will kick off next week in areas east of Banff National Park between Highway 1 and Highway 11. The study, conducted by fRI Research is a non-invasive DNA collection using scent lures.