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The tradition continues as the second annual Pumpkin Lantern Festival puts the call out for pumpkin carvers.

Half of a packed council chambers Oct. 11 filed out, following a 5-0 vote that struck down a proposed land redesignation in the community of GlenEagles. A proposed land-use bylaw amendment sought to redesignate 4.

Mountain View Optometry will be fundraising until the end of October donating funds to the Optometry Giving Sight Organizations.

Last week’s minimum wage hike appears to be putting pressure on Cochrane businesses that are already feeling the effects of an economic downturn.

Council rejected administration’s proposed Rivercrest Neighbourhood Plan in a 6-1 vote Oct. 11.

After several years of fundraising, Cochrane Alliance Church is a couple months into construction and expected to “open the doors” by next summer.

Centrica paid it forward to two community causes last week, handing out $6,000 split between the Acitvettes Share Your Christmas campaign and Seniors for Kids.

The Comprehensive Flood and Water Management Council, an informal volunteer group of Calgary and area residents, are looking to get the message out to the public that there is a better alternative to the controversial Springbank Off-Stream reservoir

Shed your jackets for a good cause.

An innovative new teaching style that brings students out of the classroom and into real-world offering hands-on learning experience has started its third year.