Council works for economy

August 26, 2009
By: The Eagle

By Mayor Truper McBride

This fall council will be moving forward with several key economic development initiatives that will lay the foundations for solid commercial, light industrial growth and expansion in Cochrane over the years to come. (more…)

Make back-to-school easier

August 26, 2009
By: The Eagle

Going back to school can raise mixed emotions for children. Whether entering preschool, elementary, middle or high school, children often experience many of the same emotions: fear, anxiety, excitement and anticipation. (more…)

Fire, EMS celebrate 100 years of serving Cochrane

August 25, 2009
By: Cori Lee Miller

When a prairie fire ripped through Cochrane in 1909, a band of volunteer fire fighters assembled and quickly rushed to contain the devastating and destructive force of the roaring flames. (more…)

Drought forces ranchers to make tough decisions

August 25, 2009
By: Rachel Maclean

Livestock producers in the area are being forced to make some tough decisions.

Judy Haase displays her bison patties at the Cochrane farmer’s market. (Photo by Rachel Maclean)
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East Enders fed up with industrial noise

August 25, 2009
By: Rachel Maclean

On the morning of Aug. 24, a group of East End residents met up with  the town of Cochrane to discuss their concerns about the large amount of noise floating from industrial areas into their homes. (more…)

‘Artist’ scams local woman

August 25, 2009
By: Cori Lee Miller

After moving to a new home in Cochrane’s Sunset Ridge area, Gillian Butler was ready to do some decorating.

Remembering previous summers when she’d seen art students going door-to-door to sell their pieces, she thought if they returned she would buy something for her new home.


Gillian Butler with the phony paintings she bought from a door-to-door scammer.	(Photo by Cori Lee Miller)
Gillian Butler with the phony paintings she bought from a door-to-door scammer. (Photo by Cori Lee Miller)

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City helps fuel Cochrane’s transit dream

August 25, 2009
By: Rachel Maclean

Transit could be driving into Cochrane sooner than expected.

The Town of Cochrane is getting some help from the City of Calgary for a new transit feasibility report. (more…)

Lawyer faces charges

August 25, 2009
By: Cori Lee Miller

A Cochrane lawyer will be back in Cochrane Provincial Court Sept. 15 for election and plea.

Former Cochrane Law Office lawyer Nicola Alexandra Davis has been charged with two counts of forgery, and one count of uttering a forged document. (more…)

Drug thief sentenced

August 25, 2009
By: Cori Lee Miller

A Cochrane man has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years behind bars after he went on two spree’s of pharmacy robberies between September 2008 and May 2009. (more…)

Inaugural Wish Trail Ride raises more than $18K

August 25, 2009
By: Rachel Maclean

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon as 77  people rode their horses around the magnificent landscapes of the Kananaskis backcountry for charity Aug. 22. (more…)