Several key players of development group Qualico Communities recently gathered under warm summer skies, shovels in hand, to break ground on a new community in the Town of Cochrane.
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Category Archives: Cochrane (Alberta)
Cochrane and Airdrie to remain in same federal electoral district
After a recent boundary re-drawing, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission made the decision to keep Cochrane and Airdrie in the same federal electoral district – much to the relief of the member of parliament who currently represents the two communities.
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Water variable missing from Okotoks-Cochrane housing comparison
A recent study that shows a disparity in home prices between Okotoks and Cochrane leaves out an important piece of the puzzle, says the Town of Okotoks’ top bureaucrat.
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Gravel pit gets green light from province despite opponents’ objections
The Alberta government has removed a major hurdle for a gravel company to start mining up against Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, but the preservation society that takes its name from the nearby creek is asking them both to just hold their horses.
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1st St. and Centre Ave. construction impacts residents
With construction around town impacting the commute of daily drivers, the ongoing construction along 1st St. and Centre Ave. is impacting traffic along one of Cochrane’s busiest intersections.
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House prices continued to climb in July
With 110 new listings and 85 sales, the sales-to-new-listings ratio remained at 77 per cent for the month of July in Cochrane.
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It’s $40K cheaper to live in Cochrane rather than Okotoks according to recent U of C paper
What’s the main difference between Cochrane and Okotoks?
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Disparate housing costs in bedroom communities outline affordability considerations for Calgary: report
Okotoks and Cochrane offer prime examples of the differing impacts of housing policies that should be considered by Calgary city council in their ongoing deliberations surrounding affordability, says a University of Calgary researcher.
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Rocky View County ‘teetering’ on edge of declaring agricultural disaster
Rocky View County (RVC) is not quite ready yet to declare an agricultural disaster for 2023, but it still might come, according to Jeff Fleischer, RVC acting manager of agricultural and environmental services.
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EDITORIAL: Rail fits for city’s growing suburbs
A commuter rail line linking Okotoks to Calgary and on to Airdrie would be an expensive but useful – one might even say necessary – piece of infrastructure that would bring convenience to thousands of residents, particularly commuters.
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