Local News

Nothing says bedtime snuggles like a puppy or kitty and Cochrane children can enjoy an evening with some cuddly critters next week. The Cochrane & Area Humane Society will be hosting its monthly pyjama party May 27 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

A safe space where youth can hang out, collaborate, and express themselves freely, is what a Cochrane man envisioned when he started Cochrane Youth Arts.

Three hairdressers have found temporary homes and jobs in Cochrane after fleeing Fort McMurray. “Hopefully we can go back soon but no one knows (the situation), ” said Laarni Wycoco.

Dogs rescued from a Saskatchewan farm seizure earlier this year will soon be available for adoption at the Cochrane & Area Humane Society (CAHS).

The Cochrane Christian Academy took to the great outdoors recently to bond, learn and grow in their faith. The students attended Alberta Pioneer Camp, which is located outside of Sundre, Alta., and is operated by Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.

Though the Cremona 4-H Club is getting close to winding down its season, it’s definitely not losing interest from local youth.

Students from Cochrane High School and Bow Valley High School are celebrating a year’s worth of work today that culminated in the completion of two homes in the Willows of River Heights.

Water Valley filmmaker Eppo Eerkes premiered not one, but two of his works on May 10 as a fundraiser for the Calgary Humane Society, the Calgary SPCA, and for victims of the wildfire happening in Fort McMurray.

The public is invited to Marathon Man – An Evening with Cochrane’s Very Own Martin Parnell on June 3.

Big changes are happening at the Nan Boothby Memorial Library to be unveiled at the end of the month.