Grant Bauer
By Ally Kopp
The season has begun for Cochrane’s high school rugby teams.
The morning of April 25 began bright and early, with Bow Valley High School and the Cochrane Blues hosting the Cochrane Rugby Festival.
The event, organized by Cochrane Blues’ coaches, gave local teams the opportunities to practice (more…)
Monica Munro
If you hear a knock on your front door, it might just be local singer Monica Munro, looking to give you a listen of her new CD Down To The River.
Munro has been travelling Cochrane door-to-door hoping to expose residents to her music and sell a few CDs along the way.
Munro, 44, has dreamed of releasing an album from the age of 14 (more…)
Enzo Ribaric
A brand of raw, instrumental surf rock is coming to the Water Valley Saloon April 30 — a different sound for a “country bar,” but one that local group Enzo and the Ferraris think will go down well.
“If you’re in a country bar, they expect you to play country, if you’re in a blues bar they expect you to play blues,” said lead guitarist Enzo Ribaric.
“I’m really curious (more…)
Gross motor skills involve large muscle co-ordination, such as learning to crawl or walk. As your child fine tunes their gross motor skills they learn how to jump, run, kick a ball, roll over or even develop specific athletic skills such as punting, volleying (more…)
Shane Yellowbird
For Country Music Television (CMT) sensation Shane Yellowbird it was about being in the right place at the right time. A relative newcomer to the country music scene, Yellowbird has spent the last five years rapidly climbing the ranks since his early beginnings in a karaoke bar five years ago.
Born and raised in Hobbema, Alta., this Cree cowboy reached instant success with his debut album (more…)
Dear Editor:
Come on Cochrane dog owners, please be more responsible for your pets. (more…)
Fireside
The Fireside neighbourhood plan was approved by town council April 26.
Touted as the most progressive plan so far, the new development located on Cochrane’s southern border west of Highway 22 plans to include a diverse walkable environment with a mix of affordable housing, high density multi-family dwellings, single-family homes, mixed commercial and residential, an integrated storm water wetland system, community art (more…)
Town administration presented a report to council April 26 on what they learned from the controversial branding initiative that took place last December. (more…)
Council reviewed the success of past strategic plans at their meeting April 26.
Mayor Truper McBride said ever since council decided to make three main priorities he has seen a lot of work accomplished. (more…)
Third party auditors from Pricewaterhouse Coopers found no fraud or illegal activity when they reviewed the town’s financial statements for 2009. (more…)
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