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All but Coun. Morgan Nagel gave the nod to a first reading of a new smoking bylaw. The feedback form is on cochrane.ca and will be available for public comment until Feb. 23, to come back before council Feb. 27.

Mayor Ivan Brooker and council voted unanimously in favour of writing a cheque for $65,000 to the Cochrane Legion to kick-start a project in honour of fallen war heroes at the Feb. 13 council session.

One set of remains found west of Cochrane earlier this year have been identified as missing Calgary man Fletcher Kimmel. The 30-year-old was last seen in the northeast part of Calgary on Sept. 27, 2016. Kimmel’s body was found on Jan.

A second-degree murder case involving a fatal domestic dispute has been adjourned until later this month.

Retired emergency responders living in the Waiparous area say ambulance response times to the region are putting lives at risk.

Until Alberta Environment gets a better picture of how evolved the parasite that causes fish whirling disease is, recreational users of the Bow River are cautioned to exercise vigilance and ensure their vessels, fishing equipment and even the mud on

Despite reports from the Alberta Missing Report website that Cochranite Jeremy Kaquitts was found “located and well,” the 44-year-old resident was actually found dead in December.

The delegate selection for the Banff-Cochrane PC riding revealed overwhelming support for the Jason Kenney unity campaign. On Jan.

Stolen guitars, a concussion and a high-speed car chase – not your typical Saturday night in Bragg Creek.

While development has dropped off in Cochrane since 2014, it's “a bit of misnomer ” to take those numbers at face value, according to Riley Welden, senior planner for the town, given the tremendous growth experienced in Cochrane since 2011.