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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.

With the recent bear activity on private property in the Cochrane area, the province is urging residents to stay informed about bear safety.

Recent stats show reports of sexual assaults have been increasing in Cochrane. In the annual RCMP Mayor’s Report presented at a council meeting earlier this month, Sgt.

Cochrane residents will have the opportunity to help 50 new Canadians celebrate their newly-minted citizenship during a ceremony at Mitford Park tomorrow.

Saffron Collective Studios is ready to fill Cochrane’s bowls. The pottery studio is hosting its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Canada Day. Hosted at Addie’s Creative Fabrics, at 420 1 St. West, the fundraiser will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Those who enjoy the snake mural at the Zero Gravity Skatepark in Cochrane will soon be able to see one of the artist's work on a larger platform.

Another threatening Snapchat photo involving a Cochrane school surfaced Monday. Cochrane RCMP received a complaint from the vice-principal at Mitford School on June 27 at 11 a.m.

Another threatening Snapchat photo involving a Cochrane school surfaced yesterday. Cochrane RCMP received a complaint from the vice-principal at Mitford School on June 27 at 11 a.m.

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 Town of Cochrane’s Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) had a proactive World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15.