Council Meetings

Live Streaming

Watch Council meetings live or catch up on past meetings on our live stream.

Meetings
There are two Council meetings most months, on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 6pm  (exceptions: July, August and December).

Council meetings are open to the public and are held in Council Chambers, Cochrane RancheHouse, 101 RancheHouse Road; public health measures in place.

See the full Council meeting schedule.

Agendas and Minutes

Agendas are available on the Friday before the meeting. Minutes are available after they are approved at the following meeting.

View all Agendas and Minutes

Online Public Hearings

Public hearings for proposed bylaws and amendments are all on our live stream.

Check for public hearing notices on cochrane.ca/Notices.

Upcoming public hearings

Oct 26: Advertisement Bylaw 21/2020

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Sharing your comments

Interested parties can submit comments about proposed changes and bylaws by email in advance or during the public hearing. You can also listen to the public hearing and make comments by phone.

Send comments to planning@cochrane.ca and quote the bylaw number in the subject line. Email submissions will be accepted until the public hearing is closed by Council.

Additional Information

Appearing in front of Council
To ask to appear before Town Council, or to place an item on a Council meeting agenda, review the Council delegation information sheet and then contact the manager of Legislative Services at 403-851-2500 or via email.

 Interesting Facts
  • The last municipal election was Monday, October 16, 2017.
  • The office of mayor is a full time position; councillors are part-time.
  • Over 60 volunteers contribute their efforts through committee work.
  • Council meetings are public; anyone may sit in the gallery.