Suzanne Goyetche
Finding peace in the outdoors away from the seclusion of our homes.
Utiliser le plein air pour trouver la paix et sortir de l’isolement de nos maisons.

Carol Tapsay
Tree of Hearts' represents all the people in the community who had to band together to support others especially during the early days of the pandemic. Activettes, Helping Hands, churches, etc..
L’arbre des cœurs représente les membres de la communauté qui se sont serrés les coudes afin de s’appuyer mutuellement, surtout au début de la pandémie. Par example, les Activettes, Helping hands, les églises, etc…

Chelsea Law
Painting titled: Heading to the Secret Spot
Story: During Covid my husband and son spent many days fishing, train watching and having picnics at their special spot at Gap Lake.
La peinture de Chelsea Law s’intitule: “En route pour notre endroit secret” L’histoire: pendant COVID, mon mari et mon fils ont passé plusieurs jours à pêcher, à regarder passer les trains et à piqueniquer à leur endroit secret à Gap Lake.

Chris Spruyt

Lots of time was spent wandering and biking at the Cochrane Ranche pathways during Covid.
Il y a eu beaucoup de temps passé à flâner et à faire de la bicyclette sur les sentiers de Cochrane Ranche pendant la pandémie.

This is from Miss Jenna

Her memory is of the painting classes we conducted on Zoom during the pandemic.
Ceci est de Miss Jenna. Son souvenir provient de la classe de peinture que nous avons offerte sur zoom pendant la pandémie.

"During Covid, my daughter and I spent a lot of time going out to see the wild horses."
Pendant COVID, ma fille et moi sommes allés souvent observer les chevaux sauvages.

Jessie Tapsay

We bought a trailer, adopted a dog, (Scout) and camped as often as we could.
Nous avons acheté une caravane, adopté un chien (Scout) et avons fait du camping aussi souvent que possible.

Walk, connect, heal
My friend Sandy and I started meeting for walks not long after the pandemic started. It was a way to get out of the house, get some exercise, and maintain a social connection. But it became so much more: the fear of getting sick, along with the rules and restrictions made it so hard to feel like anything in our worlds was “normal.” We felt the closest to normal when we were walking: hearing the birds, watching the seasons change and sharing our feelings made all the difference in a truly difficult time. We got out as often as we could while things were restricted and have continued to this day. It was and still is more than a walk: it’s a way to feel safe and connected, no matter what else was going on.
Marcher, connecter, guérir,
Peu de temps après le début de la pandémie, mon amie Sandy et moi avons commencé à faire des marches ensembles. C’était notre façon de sortir de la maison, faire de l’exercice et maintenir nos rapports sociaux. Ça a pris un nouveau sens, car la peur de tomber malade, en plus des restrictions sanitaires ont fait en sorte que plus rien n’était “normal”. Nos marches nous rapprochaient du sentiment de normalité. Écouter le chant des oiseaux, regarder passer les saisons et échanger sur nos émotions ont fait toute la différence pendant cette période réellement difficile. Nous sommes allées prendre nos marches ensembles aussi souvent que possible pendant les restrictions et nous continuons encore aujourd’hui. Peu importe ce qui se passe ici ou ailleurs, nos marches étaient et sont encore une façon de nous sentir sécures et connectées.

Linda Cranston
Communicating with my family in western Ukraine is what helped me cope with Covid. We had lost contact and reconnected during this time.
Le fait de communiquer avec ma famille dans l’Ukraine de l’ouest est ce qui m’a m’aidé à passer à travers la pandémie. Nous avons ainsi repris le contact que nous avions perdu.

Sandy Johnson
"Staying connected despite the restrictions through walking and talking"
La marche et les conversations afin de rester connecter pendant les restrictions.

Anwyn Bell
Did yoga during Covid. And I still do it.
Je me suis mise au yoga pendant COVID et je continue d’en faire.

Miss Krista Olenick

covid memory is doing jigsaw puzzles, and this particular painting is also a memory of boating with her family on Ghost Lake
Mes souvenirs de COVID sont de faire des casse-têtes et cette peinture est également le souvenir de faire du bateau sur le lac Ghost.

Marina Chabbert
During Covid, street were empty, it was such an eary feeling. People were told to stay home and all activities were cancelled leaving us with nowhere to go.
Pendant COVID les routes étaient déserte et cela donnait une impression inquiétante. On nous disait de rester à la maison et toutes les activités étaient annulées. On ne pouvait aller nulle part.

Mia Clayton
Blue and Gold Mackaw
My love of birds helped me through the pandemic.
Ma passion pour l’observation des oiseaux m’a soutenu pendant la pandémie.

Susan Long
"Our family spent a lot of time together during the pandemic - it was all about family"

The Cochrane Cruise-In that circulated throughout the nearby senior care home facilities.
Amber Hall
Le transport « Cochrane Cruise-In » qui circule d’une résidences pour personnes âgées à une autre.

Charlotta  was only a few weeks old when war broke out in Ukraine.  As the fighting approached Kiev she, along with her mother, farther and grandmother, went to the underground metro station for safety.  It was not the childhood that Ivana and Anton had pictured for their baby.  When it became obvious that this was not going to be a short battle, they began reaching out for a place to go.  It wasn’t long before a couple of Canadians with big hearts opened their home to them.  Soon grandma, mother and child were on their way to Alberta and to a new life.  

They were introduced to so many welcoming people in Cochrane, when a friend took them out for their first Canada Day.  After COVID and war, it was a wonderful moment seeing so many people, dressed in their red and white, celebrating being in such a free and welcoming country.  Charlotta was in awe meeting the baby animals at the petting zoo, Natalia (grandma) enjoyed seeing the dancing and hearing the music, and Ivanna (mom) was so surprised and pleased to be asked to say something to the community and to get to thank them for what they were doing to help both Ukrainians and Ukraine.  

While we sat on a blanket watching the entertainment, Charlotta grabbed my phone and took this selfie.  It was like she wanted to have a permanent memory of her great day in Cochrane!

Thank you,

Lynda Purdy

Giving back to our community is a topic we really focussed on throughout the pandemic and have kept it going. This year my kids decided to do '12 Days of Giving'
Please enjoy the video

Pendant la pandémie, nous avons voulu redonner à notre communauté et nous avons continué depuis. Cette année, mes enfants ont décidé de participer à l'activité "12 Days of Giving".