Local News

A wildlife encounter on Highway 1A near Glendale Road has left Rocky View Regional Handibus with a rattled passenger and a permanently dead vehicle. On the afternoon of Nov.

Cochrane council was presented a draft of the Renewable Energy Framework (REF) March 9, which, if passed, would permit Cochrane High School (CHS) to erect a wind turbine, just not to the scale the school had originally planned.

Cochrane dog owners can anticipate another off-leash area in the future, as the town is beginning to look at possible space along the pipeline corridor — north of Quigley Drive and west of Hwy 22.

Cochrane Historical Archival Preservation Society (CHAPS) president Gordon Davies said with renovations to the Davies Hospital going smoothly, the society wants to provide Cochrane with a look into its past.

As the fundraising campaign ‘Rock the Waves’ approaches its halfway mark — sitting at a little over $4.4M of the $10.6M goal — the town announced this week that construction of the aquatic/curling and multi-sport project would begin March 23.

Working in conjunction with the Town of Cochrane, Apex Builder Group and Excel Homes presented a new Stage 1 and Stage 2 area structure plan (ASP) for the Heartland community to council March 9.

Cochrane RCMP and Rocky View Fire responded to a call around 3 p.m March 9 of a grass fire in the community of Bearspaw. A male individual was reported to have been burning papers due to a broken paper shredder.

Ron Casey was acclaimed last week as the PC candidate for the Banff-Cochrane riding for the next provincial election. Casey had previously told the Eagle he was hopeful this would be the case, as ‘one term is just not enough time’.

Cochrane Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) staff will be leading a focus group on accessibility issues within the Town of Cochrane. The event takes place at Frank Wills Memorial Hall, located at 405 First Street East, March 18 from 10 a.m.

Cochrane’s COBS Bread is still looking for potential charities to participate in its donation program.