Local News

Lindsay Firlotte is all smiles when asked about Easter Seals Camp Horizon. “It’s better than Disneyworld!” she exclaims.

Can’t shake that craving for creamery on a hot summer day? Look no further than the Eagle’s 2015 gold recipient for ‘Best Place to Feed a Sweet Tooth’ than to local sweet shoppe Sweet Temptations.

A Cochrane man who was cleared on all counts relating to alleged sexual abuse of three minor girls (his biological daughter and two stepdaughters) in December of 2013 is to be retried on charges of sexual abuse.

A collision June 9 east of Chestermere claimed the life of 17-year-old junior lacrosse player Jaydon Sommerfeld, who succumbed to his injuries at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary June 10.

While social media platforms continued to be ablaze with frustrated Cochrane parents fighting early morning traffic on busy roadways, Cochrane schools and Rocky View Transportation continue to encourage parents to bus, rather than drive, their childr

It’s springtime, which means two things: kids playing outside more, and lots of young wildlife – fawns, bunnies, ducklings and pups – around the Cochrane area.

Mason Raymond told the Eagle that his fondest memory of playing hockey in Cochrane was when he and his team won the Novice A1 championship in 1995.

For the past nine years, Cochrane’s Dynastream Innovations has been a subsidiary of Garmin. But now, rebranding has become official – Garmin signs and logos are finally adorning their office front.

The annual Beaupre Artists’ Guild Show and Sale will be held June 20 and 21, at the Beaupre Community Hall located at 264257 Beaupre Creek Road (15 minutes west of Cochrane on Highway 40). It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Restored education funding, along with funding for enrolment growth, are on the way for the 2015/16 school year, according to Alberta’s NDP government.