Local News

Advocates for the creation of off-leash dog parks in Cochrane continue to express their disappointment over the town’s proposed site and will be hosting a public open house at Cochrane Toyota tonight from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Holy health fair Holy Spirit students will get schooled in physical literacy on Friday with the annual Health Fair at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

Cochranites gave a standing ovation to Anita Wildman when she took the stage at the Cochrane Community Awards on Sunday to accept the Pathfinder of the Year award on behalf of her late husband, Cody Wildman.

A new program through Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area is bringing home cooked meals to families in distress.

Allan Dean Griffin continued to proclaim his innocence as a judge slapped him with a nine-year prison sentence in a Calgary courtroom on May 24. The sentencing hearing came approximately two months after Griffin was found guilty.

The demolition of Bragg Creek’s oldest restaurant, the Barbecue Steak Pit, is anticipated to take place sometime later this season.

Experienced homeowners know the drill: make sure certificates are in hand and permits have been obtained before garages are built and fences are put up. That’s exactly what Kendra and Scott McDonald of 169 Willow St.

A recommendation by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (AEBC) to make changes to the existing Banff-Cochrane riding is receiving mixed responses from the town.

Four St. Timothy School students did their school proud by taking bronze at Saturday’s Calgary Science Olympics. The St. Timothy School team had a four-person team in Division Three, (Grades 7 to 9) with two boys and two girls.

Campers at Camp Adventure will no longer have to cook and eat food in a messhall that is older than most of their parents after a new facility was unveiled May 26.