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Cochrane celebrates a spook-tacular Halloween

Cochrane celebrates a spook-tacular Halloween

Trick or Treaters took to the streets of Cochrane for a very spook-tacular Halloween on Oct. 31.
Rocky View Schools requests 27 new modular classrooms

Rocky View Schools requests 27 new modular classrooms

RVS Trustees approved a request to the province for 27 new modular units, but are aware units cannot fully resolve the challenges of over utilized schools.
Festival of Crafts returns to Calgary this week

Festival of Crafts returns to Calgary this week

Calgary will be hosting its major craft shopping extravaganza this weekend to the BMO Centre at Stampede Park.
New approach to getting funding for seniors lodge

New approach to getting funding for seniors lodge

Proponents of replacing the crumbling Big Hill Lodge making mid-course corrections
Chilly but tolerable for Cochrane trick-or-treaters tonight

Chilly but tolerable for Cochrane trick-or-treaters tonight

Temperature to drop below freezing after sun sets, but no precipitation in the forecast.
Cobras reclaim RVS football championship in rematch over Mustangs

Cobras reclaim RVS football championship in rematch over Mustangs

In 1974 Cochrane High School, a charter member of the inaugural season of Rocky View Schools (RVS) football, claimed their first of many league championships.
COLUMN: Strange tale to mark the Halloween season

COLUMN: Strange tale to mark the Halloween season

I talk to people all the time who tell me about strange paranormal encounters they have had, and it seems a fitting topic as we enter this season known as Halloween.
Alberta gov't targets illegal slaughter, uninspected meat

Alberta gov't targets illegal slaughter, uninspected meat

Stronger regulations are being proposed by the Province after cases of illegal livestock slaughter and the sale of uninspected meat in southern Alberta.
Albertans see less humanity in society than other Canadians: Survey

Albertans see less humanity in society than other Canadians: Survey

Province to province, there isn’t much difference in how Canadians measure their own level of humanity, but when it comes to evaluating the good of the collective, there is a 10-point gap between Quebec, having the highest view of their society at 66 per cent, and the more critical Alberta with 56.5 per cent.
Cochrane mayor touts conciliation not confrontation with province

Cochrane mayor touts conciliation not confrontation with province

Cochrane Mayor Jeff Genung is a firm believer in the adage, ‘You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.’
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