Opinion

There are some people who have lived in Cochrane all of their lives and plan to stay in Cochrane until their time is up. Leona Toner is one of these distinctive Cochranites.

Canada Day was an exciting day full of great opportunities to get out and be involved in your community.

At sunset recently I was walking through historic downtown Cochrane when I encountered a familiar image in a new light.

Southern Alberta artist/photographer Diane Williams honoured humanity’s caring relationship with Earth’s wellbeing in a show this past weekend that featured a quote from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi.

My wife and I love going to community events in Cochrane and area. Some of the highlights are Footstock, Canada Day festivities at Mitford Park, the Labour Day Parade and the Outhouse Races in late September.

My husband has a little saying that he brings up whenever discussions involve “incidents” with horses – he says, “When you are involved with horses, it is not ‘if’ you are going to have an accident, but ‘when’ you are going to have an accident.

Alberta’s new NDP government has made its first official move: to ban corporate and union donations to political parties. I am very excited to see this change coming to our province and I hope it carries through to Cochrane’s town council.

Are you there, God? It’s me, Janice.