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Without KidSport Curtis Scott says he might never have laced up the skates to play hockey. “My family has always struggled a bit with getting me into hockey, and it’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” he said.

After six years of discussion the Town of Cochrane is moving forward on its plans for a new community cultural hub. “We are in the initial planning stages,” said Suzanne Gadia, senior manager for community services with the town.

While reaction to the NDP’s first provincial budget is mixed in the public domain, elected community leaders are praising it for ensuring stable funding for schools and municipalities.

Some Springbank Community High School students and staff just returned from the school’s first field trip to Japan.

Two people have been killed and five others are injured following a single-vehicle rollover at the weigh scales on the Trans-Canada Highway near Hermitage Road on April 20.

The Stop Bully Organization is hosting second annual charity fundraiser Keep it in the Ring II at the Texas Gate Bar & Grill on April 19.

One man is celebrating a lifetime spent in this ever-changing town. As of this year, Gordon Davies will have spent 75 years, his entire life, living in Cochrane.

Legendary guitarist Amos Garrett is returning to the Legacy Guitar and Coffee House on April 15. According to his biography on his website, he is revered as one of the top guitar players in Alberta.

A trip across Europe next year will bring Cochrane’s cadets a little closer to one of the world’s most brutal times in history.

The husband and wife duo accused of murdering former Cochranite Ryan Lane are denying involvement in the man’s death, claiming the husband’s brother took matters into his own hands.