Local News

Court for a Stoney Nakoda Nation man charged with second-degree murder has been adjourned until May. Tylen Tray Poucette, 20, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Kori Wesley, also from the Nation, last August.

The quarterly Pet-i-Cure fundraiser takes place next weekend. For a minimum of $10 you can get your pooch (or kitty) a professional nail trim with all of the funds going toward the Cochrane & Area Humane Society.

Advocates for urban hens are clucking with anticipation upon learning that council will be presented with the possibility of an urban hen pilot project in Cochrane. Supporters and naysayers alike are encouraged to attend the Feb.

Future visions and economic engines were two highlights to Mayor Ivan Brooker’s community update when he spoke to the Rotary Club of Cochrane Tuesday.

The Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) will be hosting its second annual wildlife symposium next month - this year's theme is Finding Common Ground.

Two Mount Royal University instructors were killed in a plane crash near Waiparous on Monday. Cochrane RCMP, with assistance from military and civilian aircraft, responded to reports of a plane crash on Feb. 13 at approximately 5:55 p.m.

Cochrane Fire Services is working on a report to town council demonstrating how it has kept up with the community's continued, unprecedented growth.

After receiving a generous grant, the Cochrane Public Library staff will be organizing a Women’s Day forum on March 11.

The recent closure of three stores in the shopping complex located at 312 5th Ave West (next to Cochrane Safeway) could mean that some small businesses are feeling the economic blues.

With a crime-heavy start to 2017 and residents and elders pointing to drugs as the source, the Wesley band hosted a meeting earlier this week to address residents’ concerns.