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A public engagement session held Sept. 14 by Burnswest saw some 200 people make their way to the RancheHouse to learn about the potential neighbourhood development at the existing gravel pit in town.

The semi-annual Cochrane Food Drive has restocked the shelves of the food bank for another season. “This was the biggest food drive ever,” explained Jackie Shier, executive director of Helping Hands.

Rogers Hometown Hockey is set to put Cochrane on the national stage Feb. 12 when the third annual series of the event rolls into town.

A recent roundtable held in Cochrane to discuss what people in the constituency think about the Liberal government’s economic policies drew a mix of anger and uncertainty.

Coun. Morgan Nagel saw motion seeking a temporary freeze on development struck down at the Sept. 12 council meeting.

The 19th annual Terry Fox Run is in Cochrane this Sunday.

A car chase that started in Airdrie with a stolen vehicle, ripped through Cochrane on Tuesday. Multiple accidents, a hijacked vehicle and finally a dramatic arrest in Canmore highlighted the incident after the suspect crashed into a RCMP truck.

An ongoing battle between Alberta paramedics and the regulatory body, the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACP), has resulted in the delivery of a petition of nearly 1,100 signatures from paramedics requesting a special meeting with the ACP.

A plane crashed in Springbank on Tuesday. Cochrane RCMP responded to an upside down plane at the Springbank Airport on Sept. 13. A lone pilot was operating a biplane when they landed and lost control of the aircraft, ending upside down on the runway.

The ever-popular Jake Hirsch Entertainment Group is coming back to Cochrane this month with another comedy show at Townhall Public House. Part of Yuk Yuk’s Stand Up Comedy On Tour, the Sept.