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With recent reports of ticks being found in the neighbourhood, please see the below. What are Ticks? Ticks are small spider-like animals (arachnids) that bite to fasten themselves onto the skin and feed on blood. Ticks are most active during the spring, summer and fall seasons and can be active when the temperatures are above 4 degrees Celsius. In addition to ticks that live in Alberta year-round, migrating birds bring ticks from warmer areas into…

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Helping Hands’ original program started in 2007. For many years, this twice yearly event in September and April was an excellent demonstration of true community spirit. These semi-annual Food Drives attracted more than 800 volunteers to collect and sort food donations that stock the Food Bank for Cochrane & Western Rocky View, which is operated by the Cochrane Activettes. The year 2020 brought many changes including the usual operation of Helping Hands semi-annual Food Drives;…

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With the flowers starting to bloom (in other parts of Canada) and with the weather starting the warm up, it’s time for weekly Green Bin collection to resume! In Bow Meadows, Green Bin collection resumes weekly on April 10th, 2023! Bow Meadows Green Bin pick up day is Fridays! What goes in the green bin? The following are NOT accepted: aluminum,  bricks or stones, ceramics, cigarette butts/ashes, clothing, diapers, garbage, glass, glossy paper, hazardous waste,…

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Many neighbours woke up Saturday, March 11th to signs of trespassing and theft in the neighbourhood. Tracks in the snow showed that an individual hopped over fences in backyards. A few sheds were broken into but multiple sources said that nothing appeared to be stolen. Unfortunately, the individual entered one house on Bow Meadows Drive through the backdoor. The individual entered the house through the back, sliding patio door. He searched through drawers in the…

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