Cochrane

Young ladies who have never tried hockey before have the chance to lace up at a free, fun-filled day. 

The annual "ESSO Girls Come Try Hockey" event is set for Saturday, April 12th, at SLS Centre in Cochrane.

Designed to introduce girls aged four to 12 to hockey, the free event offers a fun and welcoming environment for newcomers.

“We’ve been doing this for over eight years now, and it’s a great way for girls to give hockey a try,” said volunteer Sarah Larooi. "We provide equipment, so parents don’t need to worry if they don’t have any."

The town is preparing to provide more specifics on the major Glenbow infrastructure project on Apr. 16.

A robust public consultation is underway on the $15 million project to replace and improve upon aging infrastructure that will impact the neighborhood over the next two construction seasons.

Aging water, sewer, and storm systems along Glenpatrick Dr. require replacement to prevent failures and maintain reliable services.

Cochrane RCMP are currently on the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 1A at the intersection of Mountain Ridge Place, just east of Cochrane.

The crash has led to significant traffic disruptions, with emergency responders redirecting traffic in all directions.

Cpl. Troy Savinkoff stated, “We’re responding to a very serious two-vehicle collision in a difficult spot. Highway 1A is a major route into Calgary, and we’ve had to shut it down in both directions. This will likely impact traffic for a few hours, especially during the morning commute.”

A collision near the top of the Big Hill is causing major delays Wednesday morning.

"Cochrane RCMP are currently on scene of serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 1A at the intersection of Mountain Ridge Place East of Cochrane," reads a release from the Cochrane RCMP.

Canada has a new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister after Mark Carney took over as Prime Minister last week. Kody Blois, an MP from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants has been tapped for the role.

Blois says he has plenty of experience in the industry being raised in an area where agriculture is important.

With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has only nominated about half of the candidates it would need to have a full slate on the ballot even as their polling numbers have been jump-started following their recent leadership race.

There will be 343 ridings contested in the upcoming vote and the Conservatives have nominated candidates in 275 of them so far. The NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208.

Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests.

The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new Liberal cabinet ordered that the consumer levy be set to zero on April 1.

The carbon price came with a quarterly rebate to offset the cost of inflation; the final rebate will come in April.

Two Cochrane high school athletes have medalled at the ASAA wrestling provincials.

Cochrane High's grade 11 athlete Alyssa Nasrollahi topped the female 44kg event after winning gold at ASAA rural wrestling championship by default.

Winning silver last year in grade 10 left her hungry to top her field and she worked hard to perfect her techniques.

"It feels amazing, especially all the hard work I put into it," she says. "It feels like it all paid off."

She overcame Emma Taylor, of Vimy Ridge Academy, in the final.

The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety of household staples, common gifts and restaurant bills for the entire month.

Spring is just a few days away, and the McCafe Coffee Break is dreaming of BBQ season!

Today, CochraneNow's Eric and Lauren headed into The Butchery Block to surprise the staff with with freshly baked cookies and McCafé coffee!

The team got nominated here:

“It’s a community staple run by some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet!”

“They are always down to answer my hundreds of questions and all their stuff is local which I love.”

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