January 2017

It’s called the Half Hitch Brewing Company and the locals say its not Half Bad.

Cochrane's Heier family opened their microbrewery about 18 months ago after several years of fine-tuning several varieties of craft beer at home.

When some of their suds started winning awards and causing a stir in the craft beer community, the family put their heads together and opened in the Half Hitch in Cochrane mid-2014.

The Heiers had wanted to combine their collective resources and open a business of some description for five years.  Family dinners at their Cochrane home were spent throwing ideas around the table but nothing really inspired them to take action. 

When one of the Heier brothers mentioned a brewery, ears perked up and the talk began, even

Thinking of moving your family to Cochrane?  People love the small town feeling in this community to the west of Calgary. It has all the big city amenities, including resources for parents who are doing one of the hardest jobs on the planet – raising children!

When you buy a home in Cochrane, you will be buying into a well-connected community where there is tremendous support for parents through the Cochrane Parent Link Centre at 127 1st Ave W.  Thanks to the great variety of programming, you won’t be alone especially if you have parents and other family supports that live far away.  Here are just a few things you’ll find through the Parent Link Centre.

Education Courses

What area of parenting to you think you might need help with?