Cochrane

The Cochrane Endurance Project (CEPR) has found a new home to mark the return of its cross-country open, thanks to a collaboration with the Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre and Bike Cochrane.

On Sept. 14, 38 athletes from seven clubs became the first to test the new courses that incorporated portions of the Brother Sun and Sister Moon trails of Bike Cochrane. It's all located on lands of the retreat centre.

Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.

Six First Nations people have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a "disturbing pattern."

She wrote a letter to House Speaker Greg Fergus calling for the emergency debate, lambasting what she called a lack of media coverage of the deaths and inaction by the government to pass legislation on First Nations policing.

The free Community Hot Lunch Program resumes tomorrow, Sept. 17 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the St. Andrew's United Church, 128 1 St E.

The popular weekly lunch offers a chance to enjoy a freshly made soup of your choice (there is always a vegan option) with a bun, sweet treat and refreshments.

There's also live music twice a month. To kick off the return of the program, the band Saucie will be performing tomorrow.

Canadian farmers can take advantage of a program that can give them a leg up this harvest season through the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) annual Harvest Sample Program.

Through that farmers get an unofficial grading from the CGC which they can use to help market their commodities.

Program Manager of Analytical Services Kerri Pleskach talks about the program and how it helps out Canadian producers.

A Cochrane man has won an award from the province for his volunteer services throughout the Cochrane Community.

Paul Singh has been recognised by the Alberta Northern Lights Volunteer Program, for his support of local youth organisations and efforts to build a more welcoming community.

“I was thrilled that I got nominated for such a big award,” says Singh. “I wasn't aware that I was nominated, I'm honoured and I'm thankful to the people of Cochrane who nominated me and looking forward to keep continuing the work.” 

The Cochrane RCMP was among the first to be provided with a drone to assist during emergencies and public safety.

What better way to put it to the test than to challenge them to catch me masquerading as a criminal? 

A new resource for farmers and researchers has been launched with the Root Rot Network covering advances in combatting diseases for crops in the prairies.

That includes both resources and research papers featured on rootrot.ca.

Sherrilyn Phelps, Director of Research and Development for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, talks about the partnership behind the website.

There are many new programs at Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) Centre this fall that you can try for FREE this week.

Discover Week is an opportunity to sample a variety of programs, completely free before committing.

You can try Capoeira, Bouldering, Line Dancing, teen Kickboxing, and more. 

Glenbow went into the weekend with the most votes and is officially moving on to the semi-finals of Cochrane Best Neighbourhood Showdown!

Cochrane north residents have a few days to prepare for the upcoming Helping Hands food drive. 

Volunteers will be making their rounds in Sunset Ridge, Cochrane Heights, Sunterra, Monterra and Western Rocky View County on Saturday, collecting food donations for the Cochrane food bank. 

Food Security Programs Manager with the Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area, April Baird said they understand that money is tight for a lot of people and they appreciate each and every donation.