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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.

Registration is open for the ninth annual Monumental Tournament of Aces but spots are filling up fast.

On your mark. Get Set. Crawl? Bring your little ones to the annual Diaper Derby Sept. 17 for a fours-on-the-floor race at 11 a.m. in front of Grand Avenue Pharmacy.

Usually with you have a one-two power punch combo like Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks you’d be hard-pressed to think an audience would be in store for anything but movie magic. Not the case with, “Sully”.

A supportive coffee group for people with depression and anxiety is kicking off later this month.

A Cochrane youth is facing several charges after using counterfeit money and trying to flee police. The 16-year-old male attempted to use a fake $20 American bill on Sept. 10 for services received.

Visitor Centre open through Christmas Based on the perceived success of the Cochrane Visitors Centre since its June 8 opening, council approved administration’s recommendation to keep the centre open through the remainder of 2016.

Cochrane area farmers should be pleased to see warmer temperatures accompanied by an absence of rain this week. As farmers wait for the warm weather to dry out crops for cutting and baling, it would appear that harvest is slowly underway.