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Local postal workers of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Local 710 are picketing in front of the main post office in Cochrane,185 1st St. E., today (Nov. 15) and will be there until 2 p.m. today.

The local post office remains open.

Cochrane Generals Annual Pub Night - Friday, November 15th

The event is happening at the Cochrane Lions Event Centre and includes a silent auction, cocktails, live entertainment from Sideways Garage, dinner, and the annual players auction.

Tickets are $45.

Beaver Moon - Friday, November 15th

A popular path in Bow Ridge will shut down next week for repairs to the area. 

"Parks will be closing the stairs between Bow Ridge Drive and Bow Ridge Road for repairs," reads a post by the Town of Cochrane on social media.

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• Glenbow and Cochrane Ranche pathway projects receive an update.

A peaceful demonstration is being staged this Sunday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. to preserve Wetland 80 in The Willows community.

Residents of the River Heights remain concern over the future of the wetland they say remains a thriving and essential wildlife corridor.

"I'm trying to garner as much attention to the fact that these wetlands are being filled in without proper consideration for the wildlife or the people who surround the wetlands," says Sharon Olliffe. "This is a valuable wildlife corridor."

Environment Canada has placed a fog advisory over Cochrane and the surrounding area.

Motorists are being warned of dense fog in and around Cochrane with near zero visibility in some areas. 

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, visibility can decrease rapidly and drastically change to almost zero.

The fog is expected to dissipate later this morning. 

Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it's been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.

The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000 cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months.

Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public. They will wear the cameras on their chests and they will flash red lights to indicate they are recording.

"The muscle memory that we're training officers to build in is essentially seatbelt off, camera on," said Taunya Goguen, the RCMP’s corporate management officer, at a press briefing Thursday. 

Manitoba recording artist Jerry Sereda joins us to share his new single, Baptized by Your Love. We’ll also have a special appearance from American recording artist Chase Matthew, who will debut his latest single, Darlin’, live from his tour bus as he travels across Canada this week. Plus, we’ll look back at this week in 2017 with a #1 hit from Thomas Rhett.

The largest ever junior curling bonspiel was hosted at the Cochrane Curling Centre last weekend t kick off the bonspiel season on a high note.

A total of 30 U15 and U20 teams competed from across the province--12 U15 teams, 12 U20 women's teams and eight U20 men's teams.

Coordinator Dawn Marie Cinnamon says tin the end they had to turn away some U15 teams for the sold out event

Earlier this year, Protein Industries Canada announced a project and partnership with agriculture companies to help improve plant-based products including cheese. Partnering with Daiya Foods, Ingredion, Ingredion Plant Based Specialties (IPBPS) and Lovingly Made Flour Mills; the goal is to use Canadian grown crops such as peas and faba beans to help improve the taste, texture, and overall quality of plant-based cheese.