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The town’s official response to Rocky View County’s proposed development east of town was delivered last week, was unfavourable and cited numerous concerns over the negative impacts it would have on Cochrane.

Kyle Fitzgerald, 30, has gone through many business ideas with a number of successes and also failures – and the biggest lesson he learned is to know your market.

Police continue to investigate after four homes raided in Cochrane earlier this month in relation to drugs. RCMP and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) seized $13,000 in cash, 28 grams of cocaine, 3.

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.