Local News

Despite celebrating his 18th birthday earlier this year, Jordan Tilma was able to receive one last youth award as he was named Cochrane’s Youth of the Year at the Cochrane Community Awards.

Cochrane Light Up organizers are “disappointed” with the low attendance numbers from the two-day festival last weekend.

Those who visit the RancheHouse from June 27 to June 30 will have the pleasure of seeing local artist Beryl J Moe’s work.

Council voted that a project regarding the installation of a second elevator at the Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre be presented during the 2016/2017 budget process and to begin discussions with Rocky View County and the Spray Lake Sawmills F

Springbank Airport had the honour of hosting the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, Aluminum Overcast, from June 22 to June 27.

A Cochrane family was left shaken and “disappointed” after two thieves stole approximately $100 worth of empty bottles from their garage last week.

The Rocky View School Division has announced Greg Luterbach will be taking on the position of superintendent of schools and CEO starting Sep. 1. Luterbach is currently the superintendent of schools for British Columbia School District No.

RCMP discovered a body in the vehicle belonging to Jonathan Martinez, who went missing last week, at the Costco at Cross Iron Mills around 2 p.m. yesterday. The 42-year-old Martinez, from Cochrane, was last seen at his rural residence on June 22.

The future of the Cochrane & District Agricultural Society (CDAS) remains unknown.

The TD Summer Reading Club launched at the Nan Boothby Memorial Library last Saturday. The club, sponsored by TD Bank, allows children to pick up its official Summer Reading Club package from the Library, located at 405 Railway St. W.