Cochrane

Long-time Cochrane resident Guyle Colling returned this weekend after spending eight days assisting Jasper residents recover some cherished personal items from their destroyed homes.

Colling was one of about 50 on Team Rubicon's second wave of volunteers. Others came from Ontario, the Maritimes, New Zealand, and there were a few other Albertans.

Cochrane drivers will notice a major change at the temporary roundabout at Hwy. 1A/22 this week. 

Starting tomorrow evening, traffic along Hwy. 22 will begin moving to the new pavement north of the roundabout, rejoining the existing pavement near Ranche Road.

The new lanes will be open for commuters on Thursday morning. 

A new ramp from westbound Hwy. 1A to northbound Hwy. 22 will open enabling traffic to bypass the temporary roundabout.

When it comes to describing her sound, Edmonton-based singer/songwriter Robyn Ashley says her music is a little bit of everything, from country all the way to “Sparkle Rock”

“I was born and raised on country music, which is obviously really great in Alberta, it's such a huge influence in our province. I also grew up with lots of musical theatre influence my music is very energetic, like my personality, but also has a lot of momentum and storytelling.”

Rocky View County (RVC) has appointed Reegan McCullough to the position of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

Sunset moves on to the next round with over 80% of the vote!!

A third-party whistleblower policy and program proposed by Councillor Marni Fedeyko was voted down by a slim 3-2 margin at last night's first council meeting since July.

Councillor Fedeyko sought the use of a third-party software to ensure anonymity to both town employees and members of the public in voicing complaints.

She pointed out that third-party software is also adaptable to focus on such matters as ethics, compliance, health and safety, cyber security, government contracting, equity and inclusion as well as harassment and discrimination.

New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn't include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election.

The three-day caucus retreat kicking off Tuesday comes less than a week after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals. 

It's also taking place in one of the two cities where the NDP is hoping to win a byelection on Sept. 16. 

Mac 'Big' Laursen has successfully defended his BFL welterweight title for the first time and is in the hunt for a shot at fighting in the UFC.

The victory against Ashton Charlton of Spokane, WA came in the third one when Big unloaded a rear-naked choke at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Sept. 6.

He's improved to a 7-1 professional record with his lone loss came in his debut match.

The family of a 15-year-old girl who was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school has asked people to wear purple Tuesday when classes resume. 

“It is her favourite colour,” the girl’s grandmother said in an interview.  

“It’s going to be a very long recovery, and we’ve put it out there just to let her know that people are thinking of her and praying for her.”

Students are to return to Evan Hardy Collegiate on Tuesday, where last week a witness said the girl had liquid from a black canister poured onto her head which was then lit on fire. 

Thousands of people checked out an incredible selection of hot rides and vintage vehicles during the annual show and shine of the Cochrane Classic Car Club in the heart of Cochrane's Historic Downtown on Sept. 8. 

Brett Braaten, of the classic car club, says 260 vehicles filled the downtown core in the sold-out show and they had to turn away 50 vehicles.

"Today's been absolutely fantastic. The sun's out and we have a very eclectic group of cars here. We got a little bit from every style and every decade., some real exclusive ones and some real fancy ones," he says.