Local News

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a drone? Check the skies on April 29, to see a sci-fi movie come to life as Helping Hands organizers release a swarm of drones that they will be using to pick-up this year's food donations.

Professional dog trainer Nicole Wilde is coming to Cochrane to host dog-training seminars for the Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) in June.

Deron Bilous, minister of economic development and trade, joined NDP MLA Cam Westhead and town officials to present a number of grants benefiting Cochrane and area through the Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program Friday.

A public hearing for the neighbourhood plan on the Summit of River Heights revealed some concerns about the proposed 369-home development.

A family and community resource centre will open on the Stoney Nakoda Nation later this year.

Cochrane students are literally using their heads to help.

Jessica Craig of Broken Arrow Boutique has begun to put the pieces back together after a fire that engulfed Symons Valley Ranch, home of Calgary’s only year-round farmers’ market, destroyed her shop.

The Cochrane Foundation awarded 12 non-profits with $51,803 in grants this year at the March 28 meeting at Seniors on the Bow.

A University of Calgary (U of C) study revealed this week that southern Alberta homes are testing high for radon, including Cochrane.

Additional funding from the provincial government will not be enough to cover school fees if Bill 1 is passed, according to Rocky View Schools.