Cochrane News

Sunsets really make the day for many of our coffee companions, if the responses I received to last week’s column are any indication.

“This is something big, this is for our people and I hope that it will bring awareness to the drug crisis that we’re in – it’s ongoing and it’s an epidemic,” said Twoyoungmen, a member of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation Chiniki band. “The drug crisis itself is wiping out our people. It’s taking our youth a lot more than we could have ever expected and a lot faster, and it’s taking our older generation, too, before we even get a chance to try and heal their traumas.”

“They were hanging around on the opposite side of the road as their mother, who was unfortunately dead in the ditch. They were calling for her and it was quite heartbreaking to see.”

The NDP’s Municipal Affairs critic Joe Ceci came to Cochrane today to share documents his party received through a freedom of information request (FOIP), which show that ambulances were pulled from towns surrounding Calgary more than 30,000 times in three years.

The mostly-positive growing conditions this season are in stark contrast to this time last year, when the County declared a state of agricultural disaster during a prolonged heat wave that plagued western Canada in July and August 2021.

After experiencing the stresses of moving firsthand, Jenn Pole wanted to help other Bragg Creek newcomers and created free welcome bags for newcomers.

Summertime brings out the best at Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, located in between Cochrane and Airdrie. A trip in early August provides photographers the opportunity to take plenty of photos of the park’s wildlife, fauna, and spring.

Cochrane has quickly captured the hearts of new residents Leta and Nia Taylor, and they’re eager to return that love to the community in the way they know best – through art. 

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Though at first it may seem a bit counterintuitive to users who’ve had to step over cables crossing pathways around Cochrane this summer, they are there to help make the corridors safer and more user-friendly down the road.

The Cochrane and area Family Resource Network (FRN) has been helping to relieve some of the stress and costs associated with going back to school for students and families in need since 2009. 

The Town of Cochrane said in a Facebook post that the roadway is ready for its final top-lift to be paved following its opening to the public in 2020. 

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has announced an initiative to help parents and guardians prepare their tots for their first bus ride this upcoming school year, with an informative video and in-person event, called First Bus Ride, to be held later this month.

Dasha, along with her brother Andrew and mother Olha, are living in Cochrane thanks to the generosity of Lisa and Heath Foster, who welcomed them into their West Pointe home in June.

“We haven’t been able to have regional or provincial meets for three years and so to come in and put this huge stamp on it, it’s so exciting.”

Three Cochrane athletes, one Bearspaw athlete, and one “mission staff” member are representing their hometown at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, which are being held this month in Niagara, Ont.

“The community support has been amazing and it just keeps growing, especially as we start having our programs now running consistently – it’s been huge,” said Steph D., office manager and administrator with Wayfinders.

“These plants are a real problem for animals – any animal that has its nose down,” she said.

Daytime high temperatures ranging from 29 to 34 degrees Celsius are expected in Bragg Cree today, leading Environment Canada to issue a heat warning for the hamlet.