For this week’s look back at Cochrane history, public library archivist Ardis Proulx-Chedore takes us on a quick drive southeast of town via Highway 652… and the early days of Brower.
“In 1918, T.B. Skidmore established a general store and a post office in Brower,” she says. “A new school was built in 1918. However, the Brower-Dunning School only opened officially on April 21, 1919.”

(Cochrane Public Library Archives)

(Cochrane Public Library Archives)
Don’t forget that you can browse through the archives at the Cochrane Public Library on Fridays from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.