5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (958+ words) A chance conversation at Bow Valley High School set Jesse Hill on a career path she now believes she was always meant to follow. Nearly two years after graduating as part of Bow Valley High School's Class of 2024, she is…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (162+ words) The Cochrane and District Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the next generation by naming this year's business community scholarship recipient. Bow Valley High School graduating student Ainsley Holloway has been awarded the Cochrane and District Chamber of Commerce Scholarship. The…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (277+ words) Rocky View Schools has unveiled its roadmap for the future, approving a new four-year strategic plan designed to help students thrive in and beyond the classroom. Approved by the Board of Trustees at its June 18 public meeting, the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (787+ words) Construction leaders say a decades-long stigma surrounding skilled trades has created a workforce challenge that threatens Alberta's ability to build schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure, prompting an industry-led effort to introduce career exploration in elementary classrooms. That effort was on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (148+ words) Young readers are being invited to embark on an adventure this summer as the Cochrane Public Library prepares to launch its annual Summer Reading Club. This year's theme, "Adventures Across the Page," encourages children to explore new books, genres, characters…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (493+ words) Elder Rod Hunter became the first member of the Bearspaw First Nation to be awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of Calgary on Wednesday, recognized for a lifetime of service to the "y'rhe Nakoda people and Indigenous reconciliation. He…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (563+ words) As students count down the final weeks of the school year, a group of Cochrane organizations is working together to ensure local youth head into summer with the knowledge and skills needed to ride safely. The annual Bike Safety Day…...

3+ week, 15+ min ago  (450+ words) The Mitford Playground Committee is rallying the community this weekend to help bring a brand-new playground to Mitford School." The committee will host a garage sale and BBQ on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. at Mitford School. Funds raised will go…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (320+ words) Rocky View Schools continues to offer a way to help offset rising school bus transportation costs for families in the 2026-27 school year through an early registration discount. But families will need to act soon to take advantage of the savings....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (117+ words) Rocky View Schools is moving a scheduled day off as Alberta prepares for a provincewide referendum next fall. Because schools will be used as polling stations, the division's board approved moving a scheduled professional learning day from Oct. 9 to Oct....