Local News

If you are looking for some frosty family fun this January, then the ATCO Gas Cochrane WinterFest may be just the event for you. The annual festival put on by Cochrane and Area Events Society (CAES) is back for its sixth year Jan.

Last year at the sixth annual Kimmett Cup, a young man named Brendan Gillingham-Rost stood before a large crowd and shared a speech he had prepared as ambassador of the annual pond hockey tournament in honour of Lindsay Kimmett.

Over the last several weeks, the Cochrane Eagle has observed growing concern on local social media platforms, including readers writing to us directly: frustration over what appears to be a lack of local family doctors taking on new patients.

Cochrane’s Rival Boxing Gym, located at 129 Fisher Ave., has expanded considerably since their humble beginnings as East End Boxing at their former Railway Street locale.

The newest addition to the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI), nine-month-old moose calf Gill, is on the road to recovery following a November car accident that resulted in the calf being orphaned and battling a serious leg injury.

The majority of Cochrane’s council members, as well as administration, are not expecting any bumps in the road when it comes to funding for the new pool/curling centre in the face of plunging oil prices.

“Don’t be frightened to be out of your comfort zone, as the rewards you will get from pushing yourself can be tremendous.

Recent curiosity has been sparked on Cochrane social media platforms over a development permit posted at the Trading Post site in Sunset Ridge.

Pond Hockey is a long-standing tradition in communities all over Canada, and was something Lindsay Leigh Kimmett loved to play.

The Cochrane Quilters Guild is kicking off the New Year with an art show at the Cochrane RancheHouse from Jan. 2 - 30. There will be 24 quilts on display from 24 different members of the guild on the 2nd floor of the RancheHouse from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.