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Improving Cochrane's accessibility

Improving Cochrane's accessibility

Last fall, 19-year-old Elisa Neven-Pugh decided to take some action to make a change in her community. She sent out an email hoping to bring awareness to the issue of accessibility in Cochrane, an issue she has had to deal with herself.
Morley man killed by highway hit-and-run

Morley man killed by highway hit-and-run

The name of a deceased 22-year-old man in Morley has yet to be released. Another 22-year-old man, Gabriel Lazarus Wesley of Stoney Nakoda Nation, has been charged with ‘Failure to Stop at Scene of Accident’ under Sec. 252 of the Criminal Code.
Mobile cancer screening

Mobile cancer screening

Alberta Health Services mobile cancer screening program will be returning to Cochrane Feb. 11 – 13. The Screen Test program provides a mobile mammography screening to women in rural and remote regions of Alberta with two mobile units.
Managing student debt important for future financial success

Managing student debt important for future financial success

The post secondary experience is one that can change a student’s life forever – forming new friendships, gaining valuable knowledge and, unfortunately sometimes, a whole lot of student debt. Jeff O’Rourke from the Jeffery J.
Cochrane company part of Academy Awards' 'swag bag'

Cochrane company part of Academy Awards' 'swag bag'

When Academy Award nominees miss out on the big golden statue known as Oscar, they usually say it is just an honour to be nominated.
Thomas family grieves over sentence they feel is too light

Thomas family grieves over sentence they feel is too light

Although the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the 32-month sentence handed down to Ryan Gibson, convicted of killing 17-year-old Brandon Thomas of Cochrane on Dec.
Flood-affected Stoney residents moved into Elder's Lodge

Flood-affected Stoney residents moved into Elder's Lodge

LIPG says its drilling operations in Lochend area to decline

LIPG says its drilling operations in Lochend area to decline

Residents north of Cochrane living in the Lochend area can expect to see less drilling activity in 2015 and into the future compared to years past, according to the Lochend Industry Producers Group (LIPG).
A guide to the perfect speech

A guide to the perfect speech

Being invited to speak at someone’s wedding is definitely a big honour, but writing that perfect speech can also be a bit of a challenge.
Gibson appeal denied

Gibson appeal denied

The Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the sentence handed down to Ryan Gibson, a Calgary man responsible for killing 17-year-old Cochrane youth, Brandon Thomas, on Dec. 6, 2012. Gibson pleaded guilty in 2014 to driving over .
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