Cochrane

The Cochrane and Area Humane Society has seen a major influx of surrendered animals over the past week.

Over 80 animals in just 7 days.

“It’s been an interesting week,” says Tiffany Beaton, communications coordinator for the Humane Society. “Not only have we been getting in a lot of animals, but there have also been a lot of litters of kittens, with and without moms, as well as some medical cases.”

“We had almost 50 cats brought to us, and I believe about 29 dogs, totalling up to 82 animals in the last week alone.”

When melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he discovers community and purpose in a local theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet. As the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life, he and his family are forced to confront a personal loss.

GHOSTLIGHT, a darling of the Sundance Film Festival, is showing for one night only at the Cochrane Movie House on Wed. Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.

Advance tickets are now available at the Cochrane Movie House box office or online. Some tickets may be available at the door.

Girls soccer teams of the Cochrane and Bow Valley High are involved in two separate quarterfinal games of the Rocky View league today. 

The Cochrane Cobras finished fourth overall and host the fifth-place W. H. Croxford Cavaliers on the Ranger Field.

The Bobcats were sixth and travel to Airdrie to face the third-place Goerge McDougall Mustangs.

The winners advance to the semifinals on Oct. 15 against the Springbank Phoenix and the Bert Church Chargers.

The Cobras had a 2-3 record in the regular season and the Bobcats went winless.

A Toronto artist based in Florida says he's anxiously waiting to ensure the safety of his friends in the state and assess the potentially catastrophic damage to his property as Hurricane Milton barrels towards his community just outside Sarasota.

He's just one of many Canadians who own homes in the state. Like him, many have fled because of this hurricane or its predecessor Helene, which unleashed devastation across several southern states just a few weeks ago. 

Rocky View Schools (RVS) Superintendent of Schools, Greg Luterbach has announced he will be retiring effective Aug. 31, 2025. 

RVS board chair Fiona Gilbert says the board is grateful for his leadership over the last 8+ years during a time of transformation and rapid growth.

“His visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to student achievement, coupled with high integrity and a caring demeanor, have created a lasting positive impact and contributed greatly to the success of RVS,” states Gilbert in a news release.

Mayor Jeff Genung says he doesn't want to "punch a gift horse in the mouth" when discussing the 13 per cent increase in Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) funding. But the deeper you dive into the issue of municipal funding, the scarier the picture becomes.

Mayor Genung says all municipalities will agree it's a start, but still falls short of the needs of municipalities.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released a report on the latest recommendations and feedback relating to modernizing the seed regulations in Canada.

The process began in 2021 and covers several areas from import to export, seed conditioning, storage, testing and labeling to seed sales.

The National Manager for the Seed Section of the CFIA, Wendy Jahn says a number of the regulations, policies and programs interact with each other and rather than making changes one at a time it makes more sense to take a holistic approach to modernizing the system.

The crossroads is in sight for the future of Cochrane transit.

As early as Oct. 15, town council could indicate which road will lead transit into the future. They will be asked to choose from three high-level service and budget options or direct administration to return on Oct. 28 with a recommendation on transit service levels for 2025.

The scenarios will include maintaining the contracted 64 weekday service hours from 2024, reducing to 53 weekday service hours, or returning to the 42 weekday service hours from 2022.

What do The Calgary Stampede, Country Thunder and Big Valley Jamboree all have in common?

Each event featured local singer/songwriter Jennie Harluk on stage.

“This summer was so busy,” says Harluk. “I played 46 shows over the summer, which was so much fun. Stampede, Country Thunder, Big Valley and local shows, I play in the mountains a lot, like Kananaskis.”

She stopped by the 91.5FM CochraneNow studio to showcase her new song ‘Sugarcoat’ releasing later this month.

HWN Energy Ltd. has announced that the emergency response to a well control incident that injured five workers just north of Cochrane has been lifted.

According to an updated news release, "As of 7:30 p.m. on October 6, 2024, the emergency response was lifted. The AER and OHS have released the site back to HWN as of approximately 12:00 p.m. on October 7th, 2024. Additional repairs and remediation efforts will continue on the site in the near-term."