Cochrane’s urgent care centre will not be opening its doors until 2011, said Alberta Health Services (AHS) spokesperson Bruce Conway.

Last April, $15 million in funding  was announced to finish the Cochrane Community Health Centre being built on Grand Boulevard. At that time, AHS reported the exterior of the building should be completed by the fall and the interior will take 10 months after that to finish.

But Conway said currently the care centre is only in the detailed interior design stage, with construction of the interior starting in early spring 2010 and doors opening in 2011.

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When the Cochrane Environmental Action Committee (CEAC) found it’s footing 20 years ago in 1989, the environmental movement in Canada was small, but slowly and surely garnering support and growing.

Two decades later it’s considered cool, even trendy, to be a lean, green, environmental machine.

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Amidst persistent fears the Stoney Nakoda language has become almost irreversibly endangered, Wild Rose MP Blake Richards announced Nov. 23 that close to $9,000 was being pledged to help preserve the Aboriginal language. (more…)

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By Kaye Madsen
Special to the Eagle

I love to travel, and particularly to places off the beaten path. I’m always looking for a unique adventure.

Joining a small group of likeminded travellers in Indochina provided just that opportunity. Because hotels don’t exist in the Hill Tribe Villages in Vietnam, those wishing to experience village life must arrange a home stay. After a bumpy ride along a dusty gravel road, our minibus entered the village of Dalak.

A mom paddles her young child in the remote Hill Tribe village of Dalak, Vietnam. Photo by Kaye Madsen

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It started out as an artist collective looking to give folk music a bit of a twist.

“It’s kind of making folk music kind of sexy, to tell you the truth,” said Tom Wilson of Lee Harvey Osmond, a band headlining for the Cochrane Valley Folk Club Nov. 27 at the  Cochrane RancheHouse.

Lee Harvey Osmond plays at the RancheHouse Nov. 27 for the Folk Club. Photo courtesy of Lee Harvey Osmond

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While the 97th running of the Grey Cup won’t feature the host city, Cochrane’s own Rob Cote — who plays fullback and on special teams for the Calgary Stampeders — got a good taste of CFL playoff action.

And he liked it.

Rob Cote celebrates after a touchdown pass during a Calgary Stampeders game in 2007. This year, the Cochrane product and former Cochrane High Cobra has seen “huge growth” and got a good taste of CFL playoff action in his third season with the Stamps. He was scratched from the lineup during the team’s Grey Cup-winning playoff run last year, and watched from the sidelines out of uniform. Photo by Patrick Price

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To maintain the surfaces on two brand-new ice rinks, directors at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre (SLS) have gone green, turning to a machine that is 100 percent emissions free.

The Olympia IceBear, developed by Ontario-based Resurfice Corp., runs entirely on battery power unlike many of its gas-operated counterparts and combines Canadian ice resurfacing technology with German advancements in electrical efficiency. The $160,000 machine is just one step SLS has taken during its roughly $11.6 million Phase 3 expansion to make the facility as environmentally friendly and efficient as possible, said incoming president and director John Clarkson.

Spray Lake ice operator Jeff Hall resurfaces the ice in the Totem 2 arena using the battery-powered Olympia IceBear, which produces zero emissions. Photo by Jeremy Nolais

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The H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines are now available at regularly scheduled times at Mainstreet Pharmacy in Cochrane. For schedules and more information, look at the event listing on the left hand side of this page or contact the pharmacy. #207, 105 – 1st Street West – 403-932-6246 – mainstreetpharmacy.ca

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Wee Jackie Weighs In

For years Cochrane has proudly recognized the Men of Vision statue as a symbol of our tradition and heritage. (more…)

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