Local News

Up until last week those searching for LGBTQ (Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Trans-Queer) supports and services in Cochrane would have come up blank.

Rocky View Gravel Watch is raking Rocky View County over the coals about gravel and is hopeful administration will take its submission into account and completely re-write the draft aggregate resource plan (ARP).

The Chief Chiniki Restaurant is closed and a sign on the door hints at exciting things to come, stating a new Chiniki Cultural Centre will open this summer.

The Cochrane Cares needs assessment survey is focusing on specific groups over the next two weeks.

Residents for and against a new off-leash dog park in West Valley squared off at a public meeting March 6, but protest from the neighbourhood is unlikely to result in a change to the development plan.

The body of 91-year-old Calgary male was found at the bottom of a cliff near Elbow Falls Tuesday morning. RCMP received a complaint of the missing Calgarian on March 7 after the family of the deceased had found a suicide note from the 91-year-old.

Cochrane Community Award will now be accepting nominations. The annual awards “celebrate and recognize outstanding achievement and contributions” in the community.

A youth-led initiative is bringing drug awareness to the big screen. While stories of opioid-related deaths are sweeping the country, Stoney Nakoda First Nation has been facing its own problems with fentanyl and methamphetamine.

The Western Rockyview Parent Link Centre is offering support to families with special needs.

With 27 confirmed cases of mumps in the province so far this year, Alberta Health Services is urging people to be proactive. In the past two years, Alberta has only had 12 cases, compared to the 27 reported so far this year.