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Mackay’s ICE CREAM. Try to eat a scoop and not smile! The folks who enjoy our scoops are our first priority and we invite you to be a part of this great tradition. Come out to Cochrane and let us warmly serve you a cold, sweet ice cream cone.

Upcoming Seasonal Flavours

  • Canadian Mental Health Week, May 7-13:
    • MacKay’s Ice Cream and the Cochrane Mental Health Clinic have joined forces to provide EmpowerMint (green mint and white vanilla ice cream swirled together with chocolate junior mints thrown in). Come in and try some for your mental health!
  • Mother’s Day:
    • Remember that fruit salad with the marshmallows in it? Celebrating moms everywhere and their crazy ways of getting us to eat our fruit, MacKay’s presents Ambrosia ice cream (light cheesecake flavoured ice cream with pineapple, coconut, maraschino cherries & of course…marshmallows!)

Upcoming Events

  • Canada Day, July 1st. Come Celebrate Canada Day in Cochrane – various events taking place around town, visit Cochrane Tourism http://www.cochrane-tourism.ca/ for more information.

  • Come celebrate 100 years of the Stampede July 6th – 15th! MacKay’s will be ready to celebrate at it’s Weadickville location (at the North entrance behind the Coca-Cola stage). Watch for the MacKay’s announcement of this years ‘special’ centennial flavour…it may be hard to top Beer, Mini Donut & Pancake Breakfast ice creams but we’ll try! For more information about the Stampede Centennial events visit http://calgarystampede.com/ .

  • Labour Day Parade, September 3. Join us for the annual Labour Day parade – the biggest Labour Day parade in Alberta that dates back to 1970. Lots of fun for little kids and big kids alike!

  • Cochrane Outhouse Races, September 29th. Come cheer on Team MacKay’s & all the other entries in the fun and funny outhouse races!

  • Keep checking MacKay’s website for more information on our upcoming 65th anniversary celebration in 2013. 65 years of ice cream history... & counting!


MacKays ICE CREAM, Located at: 220- 1st St West, Cochrane, Alberta • Mailing Address: Box 250 Cochrane Alberta T4C 1A5
Ph/Fax: 403-932-2455 Email: generalinfo@mackaysicecream.com