Cpl. Jason Pasloske
A motorcyclist traveling near Morley was struck and seriously injured by falling debris July 23.
Cochrane RCMP believe a flatbed semi-truck transporting scrap metal was traveling eastbound on Highway 1A just east of Morley Road around 1 p.m. when a forklift arm was jarred loose and flew off into a group of motorcyclists on vacation from British Columbia.
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A Morley women has died after being found floating face down July 20 in Ghost Lake, 20 kilometres west of Cochrane.
Cochrane RCMP responded to a report of a woman, identified as Bernadette Gail Saddleback, being pulled from the water unconscious around 7 p.m.
They arrived to find Saddleback’s husband and others attempting to resuscitate her. (more…)
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Charges are pending after a toddler was found locked in a van in the parking lot of the Stoney Nakoda Casino July 24.
Cochrane RCMP responded to a request for assistance at approximately 2:40 p.m. Upon arriving, they discovered a toddler who was covered in sweat and looked to be dehydrated.
Temperatures in the area were over 20 C at the time. (more…)
Cochrane Provincial Court
A week’s delay was requested in Cochrane Provincial Court July 22 on the matter concerning Chris Ball, a local teenager charged with mischief after a video of him jumping from a bridge onto a moving train surfaced online.
Patrick Fagan, a Calgary-based criminal defence lawyer who has been retained to represent Ball, told the court he and his client needed more time to plan their course of action. (more…)
Breast cancer walk
Cochranites walked hard to battle women’s cancers July 24-25, raising thousands for research in the process.
The Weekend to End Women’s Cancers, now in its sixth year, raised $2.7 million to benefit the Tom Baker Cancer Centre with the help of more than 1,100 walkers.
Teams walk either 60 kilometres over two days or 30 kilometres in one day. (more…)
Phil Trenholm
When the storm clouds form overhead, local farmers like Douglas McBain are left with little to do but hope for the best.
McBain, who has operated a barley farm south of Cremona for about 40 years, said he has felt particularly uneasy in recent weeks as planes were spotted spraying dispersant into the clouds directly over his crop.
Because of this, the (more…)
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The medical examiner’s office in Calgary has identified a skull discovered in Bow Valley Provincial Park as being that of Markus Dorig, a Swiss man living in Exshaw reported missing in early 2009.
A tourist found the skull July 17 while walking his dog through the park, located more than 60 kilometres from Cochrane.
The family has been notified (more…)
Cochrane Provincial Court
A Cochrane man spotted holding an antique double-barrel shotgun in the community of Bow Ridge has been granted an absolute discharge.
Ben Giesbrecht, who has lived locally since 1999, pled guilty to careless use of a firearm in Cochrane Provincial Court July 22, two months after the reported incident.
On the evening of April 22, Cochrane RCMP responded (more…)
Rocky View election in October
Rocky View Division 5 councillor Earl Solberg will be seeking another term on council when county residents east of Calgary head to the polls in October.
He told the Rocky View Weekly newspaper he felt his biggest contribution was sitting as the chair on the growth management strategy committee, which saw the concept plan adopted in June 2009.
Solberg has lived (more…)
RCMP Musical Ride
Cochrane’s Stu Bradley and the Eagle’s Jack Tennant will be guests of honour at the 2010 Musical Ride for the two performances in town Aug. 3.
Their jobs are to give permission to the ride to commence after the riders line up, and at the end of the show they will be saluted.
Rob Cameron, Cochrane Posse marshall in charge, said they both were appointed because (more…)
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