Local News

Cochrane residents are being encouraged to participate in the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count.

Food trucks in Cochrane have been kicked off the streets, public streets that is.

The first No Greater Love festival will be hosted on Stoney Nakoda First Nation grounds this weekend.

The Town of Cochrane’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) and the Western Rocky View Family and Community Resource Centre are asking for donations for their annual Backpack Program.

The Cochrane Lions Rodeo is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the Labour Day weekend. To kick off the weekend, the rodeo sponsor Slimdor Contracting Ltd. will be hosting the free-admission Ranch Rodeo on Sept. 2 at 4:00 p.m.

Cochrane RCMP and emergency crews were busy this past weekend. With 20 collisions and approximately 200 different complaints, Const. Jennifer Brewer said she is hopeful things will quiet down now.

The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board has denied a proposed six-storey seniors’ complex in Fireside.

The third Historic Downtown night market will be back on the streets next Thursday.

Some rooms at the Rockyview Hotel are being restored to their former glory. The hotel’s owner operator, JJ Ludwig, alongside fellow staff members have been updating some of the hotel’s 15 rooms to reflect the building’s rich history.

Rocky View County (RVC) approved the Town of Cochrane’s proposal to purchase Rocky View School lands last Tuesday.