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Cochrane, Alberta

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Cochrane

| official_name = Town of Cochrane

| other_name =

| native_name =

| nickname =

| settlement_type = Town

| motto = How the West is Now

| image_skyline = Cochrane-Szmurlo.jpg

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Overview of Cochrane

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| image_blank_emblem = Cochrane AB logo.png

| blank_emblem_size = 150px

| image_map = CAN AB 0070 Cochrane TOWN Map - Clean.svg

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| map_caption = Boundaries of Cochrane

| pushpin_map = CAN AB Rocky View#Canada Alberta#Canada

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rocky View County##Location in Alberta

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Alberta

| subdivision_type2 = Metropolitan area

| subdivision_name2 = Calgary

| subdivision_type3 = Planning region

| subdivision_name3 = South Saskatchewan

| subdivision_type4 = Municipal district

| subdivision_name4 = Rocky View County

| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Jeff Genung

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Cochrane Town Council

|1=Marni Fedeyko |2=Susan Flowers |3=Tara McFadden |4=Morgan Justice Nagel |5=Patrick Wilson |6=Alex Reed}}

| leader_title2 = CAO

| leader_name2 = Mike Derricott

| leader_title3 = MP

| leader_name3 = Blake Richards (Cons – Banff—Airdrie)

| leader_title4 = MLA

| leader_name4 = Peter Guthrie (UCP) – Airdrie-Cochrane)

| established_title = Founded

| established_date =

| established_title1 = Incorporated{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/TOWN.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Town of Cochrane | page=162 | date=June 17, 2016 | access-date=June 19, 2016}}

| established_date1 =  

| established_title2 =  • Village

| established_date2 = June 17, 1903

| established_title3 =  • Town

| established_date3 = February 15, 1971

| area_footnotes =  (2021){{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}} |access-date=2024-12-30}}

| area_land_km2 = 31.58

| area_urban_km2 =

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| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_note =

| population_total = 32199

| population_density_km2 = 1019.5

| population_urban =

| population_density_urban_km2 =

| population_demonym = Cochranite{{cite news | url=http://www.cochranetimes.com/2012/09/28/way-more-than-a-ton | title=Way more than a ton | newspaper=Cochrane Times | publisher=Canoe Sun Media | date=2012-09-30 | access-date=2012-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221524/http://www.cochranetimes.com/2012/09/28/way-more-than-a-ton | archive-date=2016-03-03 | url-status=dead }}

| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = −07:00

| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = −06:00

| coordinates = {{coord|51.189|-114.467|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf | title=Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) | publisher=Safety Codes Council | type=PDF | pages=212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) | date=January 2012 | access-date=October 8, 2013 | archive-date=October 16, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085027/http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf | url-status=dead }}

| elevation_m = 1159

| elevation_ft =

| postal_code_type = Forward sortation area

| postal_code = T4C

| area_code = 403, 587, 825, 368

| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = {{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|1A}}
{{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|22}} Cowboy Trail

| blank1_name = Railways

| blank1_info = Canadian Pacific Kansas City

| website = {{URL|www.cochrane.ca}}

| footnotes =

}}

Cochrane ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|k|r|ə|n}} {{respell|KOK|rən}}) is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. The town is located {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} west of the Calgary city limits along Highway 1A. Cochrane is one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, and with a population of 32,199 in 2021, it is one of the largest towns in Alberta. It is part of Calgary's census metropolitan area and a member community of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB). The town is surrounded by Rocky View County.

History

Cochrane was established in 1881 as the Cochrane Ranche, after Matthew Henry Cochrane, a local rancher. It became a village in 1903{{cite web | url=https://www.cochrane.ca/municipal/toc/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/D5B4833A642C5C9F87257704006020A8?OpenDocument | title=History of Cochrane | publisher=Town of Cochrane | access-date=December 9, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421184002/http://www.cochrane.ca/municipal/toc/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/D5B4833A642C5C9F87257704006020A8?OpenDocument | archive-date=April 21, 2012 | url-status=dead }} and it had a newspaper and volunteer fire department by 1909.{{cite book|last=Read|first=Tracy|title=Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View no. 44|year=1983|page=65|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880652|access-date=2013-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303120931/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880652|archive-date=2017-03-03|url-status=dead}} Cochrane incorporated as a town in 1971.

Geography

Cochrane is situated at the base of Big Hill in the Bow River Valley. It sits at an elevation of {{convert|1186|m|abbr=on}}. The town is intersected by Highway 1A and Highway 22. Cochrane has a reputation for its western culture—clearly seen when one wanders the streets (particularly First St). The town is a popular destination for ice cream and coffee in its quaint western-themed stores as well as for windsports, golfing, hiking and other adventure activities.

Cochrane is also a small industrial centre. Major industries include lumber, construction, retail, and agriculture (ranching). It is notable as being one of very few communities in Canada with no business tax.

The hill is also a popular training ground for cyclists from the area, who take advantage of its 7% grade and {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}} distance.

Vegetation in the Cochrane area is mostly a complex of grassland and aspen groves. Mixed forest, with white spruce most conspicuous, covers north-facing slopes and part of the Bow River valley.

= Neighbourhoods =

The following neighbourhoods are located within Cochrane.{{Cite web|title = Neighbourhoods {{!}} Cochrane, AB - Official Website|url = http://www.cochrane.ca/463/Neighbourhoods|website = www.cochrane.ca|access-date = 2021-04-13}}

{{Div col}}

  • Bow Meadows
  • Bow Ridge
  • Cochrane Heights
  • Downtown
  • East End
  • Fireside
  • Glenbow
  • GlenEagles
  • Greystone
  • Heartland
  • Heritage Hills
  • Jumping Pound Ridge
  • Precedence
  • Rivercrest
  • Riversong
  • Riviera
  • Riverview
  • Rolling Range Estates
  • Rolling Trails
  • Southbow Landing
  • South Ridge
  • Sunset Ridge
  • The Willows
  • West Pointe
  • West Terrace
  • West Valley

{{Div col end}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Cochrane had a population of 32,199 living in 12,096 of its 12,578 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:32199-25853}}|25853|1}} from its 2016 population of 25,853. With a land area of {{cvt|31.58|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|32199|31.58|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.

The population of the Town of Cochrane according to its 2019 municipal census is 29,277,{{cite web | url=https://www.cochrane.ca/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=514 | title=Cochrane's population continues to grow | publisher=Town of Cochrane | date=May 28, 2019 | access-date=June 8, 2019}} a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:29277-27960}}|27960|1}} from its 2018 municipal census population of 27,960.{{cite book | url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf | title=2018 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-4254-7 | date=December 2018 | access-date=July 18, 2019}} At its current population, Cochrane is one of the largest towns in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Alberta's Municipal Government Act, a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents.{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=m26.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779745739 | title=Municipal Government Act | publisher=Alberta Queen's Printer | access-date=September 5, 2012}}

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Cochrane recorded a population of 25,853 living in 9,757 of its 10,225 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:25853-17580}}|17580|1}} change from its 2011 population of 17,580. With a land area of {{convert|29.83|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|25853|29.83|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.

{{Historical populations

|title = Federal census population history

|type = Canada

|align = none

|cols = 3

|percentages =

|footnote =

|source = Statistics Canada{{cite book | title=Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 | volume=Sessional Paper No. 17a | year=1907 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | page=100 | chapter=Table IX: Population of cities, towns and incorporated villages in 1906 and 1901 as classed in 1906}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1911 | volume=I | year=1912 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=2–39 | chapter=Table I: Area and Population of Canada by Provinces, Districts and Subdistricts in 1911 and Population in 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916 | volume=Population and Agriculture | year=1918 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=77–140 | chapter=Table I: Population of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta by Districts, Townships, Cities, Towns, and Incorporated Villages in 1916, 1911, 1906, and 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1921 | year=1922 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=169–215 | chapter=Table 8: Population by districts and sub-districts according to the Redistribution Act of 1914 and the amending act of 1915, compared for the census years 1921, 1911 and 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926 | volume=Census of Alberta, 1926 | year=1927 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=565–567 | chapter=Table 7: Population of cities, towns and villages for the province of Alberta in census years 1901-26, as classed in 1926}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871-1931}}{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901-1936}}{{cite book | title=Eighth Census of Canada, 1941 | volume=II: Population by Local Subdivisions | year=1944 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=134–141 | chapter=Table 10: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1941}}{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=401–414 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926-1946}}{{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | volume=I: Population, General Characteristics | year=1953 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.73–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1951}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}

{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-02-08}}{{cite book | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | year=1963 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.77–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1966 | volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 | year=1968 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}{{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=2.102–2.111 | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | volume=I: Population, Geographic Distributions | year=1977 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}{{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}{{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}

|1901|92

|1906|158

|1911|395

|1916|284

|1921|268

|1926|282

|1931|293

|1936|339

|1941|298

|1946|405

|1951|530

|1956|707

|1961|857

|1966|819

|1971|1046

|1976|1450

|1981|3544

|1986|4190

|1991|5267

|1996|7424

|2001|11798

|2006|13760

|2011|17580

|2016|25853

|2021|32199

}}

= Ethnicity =

class="wikitable collapsible sortable"

|+ Panethnic groups in the Town of Cochrane (2001−2021)

! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group

! colspan="2" |2021

! colspan="2" |2016{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806019&Geo2=CD&Code2=4806&SearchText=Cochrane&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806019&Data=Count&SearchText=Cochrane&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2006{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806019&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Cochrane&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2001{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806019&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Cochrane&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}

| 27,320

| {{Percentage | 27320 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 23,015

| {{Percentage | 23015 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 16,160

| {{Percentage | 16160 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 13,050

| {{Percentage | 13050 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 11,170

| {{Percentage | 11170 | 11610 | 2 }}

Indigenous

| 1,470

| {{Percentage | 1470 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 1,075

| {{Percentage | 1075 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 510

| {{Percentage | 510 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 285

| {{Percentage | 285 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 260

| {{Percentage | 260 | 11610 | 2 }}

Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}

| 980

| {{Percentage | 980 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 540

| {{Percentage | 540 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 160

| {{Percentage | 160 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 60

| {{Percentage | 60 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 11610 | 2 }}

South Asian

| 510

| {{Percentage | 510 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 220

| {{Percentage | 220 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 125

| {{Percentage | 125 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 20

| {{Percentage | 20 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 65

| {{Percentage | 65 | 11610 | 2 }}

East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}

| 350

| {{Percentage | 350 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 305

| {{Percentage | 305 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 145

| {{Percentage | 145 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 65

| {{Percentage | 65 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 65

| {{Percentage | 65 | 11610 | 2 }}

African

| 350

| {{Percentage | 350 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 180

| {{Percentage | 180 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 105

| {{Percentage | 105 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 45

| {{Percentage | 45 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 40

| {{Percentage | 40 | 11610 | 2 }}

Latin American

| 280

| {{Percentage | 280 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 140

| {{Percentage | 140 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 55

| {{Percentage | 55 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 11610 | 2 }}

Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}

| 100

| {{Percentage | 100 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 90

| {{Percentage | 90 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 20

| {{Percentage | 20 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 10

| {{Percentage | 10 | 11610 | 2 }}

Other/multiracial{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}

| 115

| {{Percentage | 115 | 31470 | 2 }}

| 80

| {{Percentage | 80 | 25640 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 17290 | 2 }}

| 45

| {{Percentage | 45 | 13590 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 11610 | 2 }}

Total responses

! 31,470

! {{Percentage | 31470 | 32199 | 2 }}

! 25,640

! {{Percentage | 25640 | 25853 | 2 }}

! 17,290

! {{Percentage | 17290 | 17580 | 2 }}

! 13,590

! {{Percentage | 13590 | 13760 | 2 }}

! 11,610

! {{Percentage | 11610 | 12041 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

! Total population

! 32,199

! {{Percentage | 32199 | 32199 | 2 }}

! 25,853

! {{Percentage | 25853 | 25853 | 2 }}

! 17,580

! {{Percentage | 17580 | 17580 | 2 }}

! 13,760

! {{Percentage | 13760 | 13760 | 2 }}

! 12,041

! {{Percentage | 12041 | 12041 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}

Arts and culture

Cochrane Ranche provided the corral setting for the 1954 National Film Board of Canada documentary Corral, by Colin Low, whose father had worked as a foreman at the ranch. This film played theatrically across Canada and was named Best Documentary at the Venice Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfb.ca/film/corral|title=Corral|work=NFB.ca|publisher=National Film Board of Canada|access-date=2009-09-01}}

Cochrane houses attractions such as Cochrane Ranche Historic Site and Bert Sheppard Stockmen's Foundation Library And Archives, located in the Cochrane Ranchehouse.

Cochrane is home to many annual events each year:

  • Pumpkin lantern festival:{{Cite web |title=Cochranes Historic Ranche will be lit up with pumpkins |url=https://www.cochranetoday.ca/local-news/cochranes-historic-ranche-will-be-lit-up-with-pumpkins-1748897 |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=CochraneToday.ca |date=18 October 2019 |language=en}} October
  • Chamber of Commerce Trade Fair: Early May
  • Canada Day (July 1){{cite web |url=http://www.cochrane.ca/municipal/toc/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/DF68DC09CF7AD8CF8725773C0064193A?OpenDocument |title=www.cochrane.ca - Annual Events |access-date=2010-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706173348/http://www.cochrane.ca/municipal/toc/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/DF68DC09CF7AD8CF8725773C0064193A?OpenDocument |archive-date=2011-07-06 }}
  • Cochrane and Area Events Society, with support from the Town of Cochrane presents the Canada Day Community Celebration:{{Cite web |title=Canada Day |url=https://www.cochraneevents.ca/canada-day/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.cochraneevents.ca}} Canada Day (July 1)
  • Labour Day Rodeo & Parade: Labour Day weekend. In 2019 the parade had over 80 floats participate.
  • Terry Fox Run: September
  • Christmas Light-up: Late November

{{See also|List of festivals in Alberta}}

Sports

The Cochrane Generals are a Junior B Hockey Club based out of Cochrane Alberta Canada. The Club has been representing the Town Of Cochrane Since 1984. The team played in the FJHL and the CAJHL before our move to the HJHL (Heritage Junior Hockey League) winning 2 championships both back to back 1985-1986 and 2007-2008. The Local Hockey Club played at the Original Cochrane Arena from 1984-2001/2018-2023 before our move to the SLS Centre. In the 41 year history of the Generals.They have won 6 Division titles and 4 league titles, Including 2 Silver medals at the Alberta Junior B Provincials.

Government

= Municipal politics =

Cochrane has a town council consisting of an elected mayor and six councillors elected at-large. Councillors are elected by the eligible electors by voting for up to six candidates and the six receiving the largest number of votes being elected. The position of deputy mayor is rotated through the councillors over their term. Elections are held on the third Monday in October every fourth year.

As of October 19, 2021, the town council consists of mayor Jeff Genung and Councillors Susan Flowers, Patrick Wilson, Morgan Nagel, Marni Fedeyko, Tara McFadden, Alex Reed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cochrane.ca/507/Members-of-Council|title=Members of Council {{!}} Cochrane, AB - Official Website|website=www.cochrane.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-05-03}}

= Provincial politics =

Cochrane is located within the provincial electoral division of Airdrie-Cochrane. It has been represented in the Alberta Legislature by UCP MLA Peter Guthrie since the 2019 provincial election.

class="wikitable" style="width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"

|+Cochrane provincial election results{{cite web |url=https://officialresults.elections.ab.ca/orResultsPGE.cfm?EventId=60 |title=Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Cochrane)|publisher=Elections Alberta |access-date=March 3, 2023}}

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year

! colspan="2" scope="col" | United Cons.

! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic

style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}}|

! 2019

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|background}} | 63%

| style="text-align:right; background:#005D7C;"| 9,802

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|background}} | 29%

| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 4,482

= Federal politics =

Cochrane is located in the federal electoral district of Banff-Airdrie and is represented by Blake Richards in the House of Commons. He also represented Cochrane from 2008-2015 as the MP for the federal electoral district of Wild Rose. He replaced long standing MP Myron Thompson, who was originally elected as a member of the Reform Party in 1993.

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|+Cochrane federal election results{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/44gedata&document=bypro&lang=e |title=Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Cochrane)|date=14 April 2022 |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=March 3, 2023}}

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Conservative

! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Green

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! 2021

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 10%

| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 1,759

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | 60%

| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 10,038

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 15%

| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 2,503

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 1%

| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 224

2019

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 8%

| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 1,312

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | 74%

| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 12,512

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 10%

| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 1,718

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 3%

| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 574

Transit

On October 7, 2019 the town launched COLT (Cochrane On-Demand Local Transit).{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Kevin |date=October 6, 2019 |title=COLT transit on demand launches in Cochrane |url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/colt-transit-on-demand-launches-in-cochrane-1.4626502 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Calgary |language=en}} An app based local transportation service, described as an "Uber bus system". The transit system, which was chosen due to its significantly lower operating cost compared to traditional route based transit, allows for users to request a ride on demand from one of over 150 stops in the town.{{cite news |last1=Firby |first1=Doug |title=Alberta town's COLT vehicles show the potential of 'demand-responsive transit' |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-alberta-towns-colt-vehicles-show-the-potential-of-demand-responsive/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=May 6, 2021}} COLT has a partnership with On-It regional transit, providing a connection between Cochrane and Calgary.{{cite news |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Steven |title=Transit from Cochrane to Calgary enhanced by new service |url=https://www.cochranetimes.com/news/local-news/transit-from-cochrane-to-calgary-enhanced-by-new-service |work=The Cochrane Times |date=August 17, 2022}}

Education

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Cochrane is home to schools from the public Rocky View School Division No. 41, the separate Calgary Catholic School District, and the Greater Southern Alberta Catholic Francophone Region #4 (CSCFSA).

As of 2022, there were twelve public and separate schools in operation within the town boundaries.{{Cite web |title=Schools {{!}} Cochrane, AB - Official Website |url=https://www.cochrane.ca/407/Schools |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.cochrane.ca}}

  • Rocky View School Division No. 41{{Cite web |title=Schools |url=https://www.rockyview.ab.ca/schools |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.rockyview.ab.ca |language=en-US}}
  • Cochrane High School: Grades 9–12
  • Bow Valley High School: Grades 9–12
  • Rancheview School: Kindergarten, Grades 1-8
  • Elizabeth Barret Elementary School: Kindergarten, Grades 1–4
  • Glenbow Elementary School: Kindergarten, Grades 1–4
  • Mitford School: Grades 5-8
  • Manachaban Middle School|Manachaban Middle School Grades 5-8
  • Cochrane Christian Academy: Kindergarten, Grades 1-8
  • Fireside School: Kindergarten, Grades 1-8
  • Calgary Catholic School District
  • Holy Spirit: Kindergarten, Grades 1–6
  • St. Timothy: Grades 7–12
  • Nôtre Dame Des Vallées: Kindergarten, Grades 1–12(French-Catholic school GSACFR#4 or CSCFSA)

In November 2006 the Rocky View School Division accepted a proposal by the Cochrane Christ-Centred Education Society to set up a Protestant Christian education program in Cochrane. The Cochrane Christian Academy opened its doors at Mitford Middle School in September 2007, offering kindergarten to grade 4. Approval for expansion to include grade 5 for the 2008–09 school year was given by the board of trustees in April 2008.

There are two trustees (one from each board) elected to represent Cochrane Schools at their respective boards.

The Greater Southern Alberta Catholic Francophone Region #4 has one trustee for the Region from Cochrane.

Cochrane is also home to the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary, the flagship seminary of the Canadian National Baptist Convention, the Canadian branch of the largest US Protestant denomination.

Notable people

See also

Notes

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