Cochrane Home Inspector

Welcome to the Cochrane home inspections section. Dennis Begin is ready to complete your detailed home inspection in Cochrane and the surrounding communities. Begin Inspections can answer all of your home inspection questions.

Dennis Begin is a home inspector certified by the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI), the world's most elite, non-profit inspection association. Additionally, we offer advanced thermal home inspections to give you the most thorough home inspection for your money. It is our goal to offer the best and most complete home inspection in the Cochrane area.

Call Dennis Begin today at 403-803-1596 or E-mail us at begininspections@telus.net for your custom home inspection quote. You can also click on this link to book your Cochrane home inspection online!

Links to resources in Cochrane:

City of Cochrane web site: http://www.cochrane.ca/
Cochrane Tourism: http://www.cochrane-ab.worldweb.com/

Information about Cochrane (from Wikipedia.org):

Cochrane (pronounced /ˈkɒkrən/) is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. The town is located 18 km west of the Calgary city limits along Highway 1A. With a population of 15,424 (2009),[4] Cochrane is the second largest town in Alberta and one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. It is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area (1,107,200 in 2006) and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). The town is surrounded by Rocky View County.

Cochrane was established in 1881 as the Cochrane Ranche, after Matthew Cochrane, a local rancher.[5] It became a village in 1903 and a town in 1971.

Cochrane houses attractions such as Cochrane Ranche Historic Site and Bert Sheppard Stockmen's Foundation Library And Archives, located in the Cochrane Ranchehouse.

Cochrane is home to many annual events each year:

• Chamber of Commerce Trade Fair: Early May
• Cochrane Valley Festival of the Arts: Canada Day (July 1)[6]
• Town of Cochrane presents the Canada Day Family Concert : Canada Day (July 1)[6]
• Labour Day Rodeo & Parade: Labour Day weekend
• Terry Fox Run: September
• Christmas Lightup: Late November

Cochrane is situated at the base of Big Hill in the Bow River Valley. It sits at an elevation of 1,186 meters (3,891 ft). The town is intersected by Highway 1A and Highway 22. Cochrane has a reputation for its western culture, which can easily be felt when one wanders the streets (particularly Main Street). The town is a popular destination for ice cream and coffee in its quaint western-oriented stores as well as for windsports, golfing, hiking and other adventure activities.

Cochrane is also a small industrial centre. Major industries include lumber, construction, retail, and agriculture (ranching). It is notable as being one of a very few communities in Canada with no business tax.

Cochrane is known for outdoor pursuits. It is a centre for paragliding/skydiving instruction, with the renowned Muller family operating a school at the top of the Big Hill.

The hill is also a popular training ground for cyclists from the area, who take advantage of its 7% grade and 3.5 km distance.