Local News

An adult male suffered traumatic injuries in an off-road vehicle incident in Mountain View County over the weekend. The Olds Fire Department was dispatched around 8:51 p.m. on July 14 to a location on Rge. Rd. 2.7.

1946 - Editorial calls for help for vets The Olds Gazette editorial called for support of Second World War veterans returning to civilian life in the district and across Canada.

The Chinook’s Edge School Division board has approved the purchase of seven new school buses, including one specially equipped handicapped bus. The move came during the board’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in Innisfail.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit for a kennel in the Netook neighbourhood east of Olds. The move came by way of motion at the commission’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - This year's Suicide Awareness Cruze was a big success with more than $6,000 raised, said organizers. The Cruze took place on July 14 starting in Didsbury and went throughout the county before ending up in Olds.

DIDSBURY - Four people with ties to an outlaw motorcycle gang face a number of charges including kidnapping, forcible confinement and drug charges after an investigation by Didsbury RCMP into an alleged home invasion in Didsbury and kidnapping in Old

DIDSBURY - Five members of the Didsbury Fire Department have resigned in the wake of an investigation into internal department concerns, according to the Town of Didsbury.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - The chief administrative officer (CAO) of the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission (MVRWMC) has been relieved of his duties.

A suspicious vehicle complaint in the eastern part of Mountain View County last week resulted in the capture of two suspects and the recovery of a stolen vehicle. On July 12 at approximately 11 a.m.

Mountain View County council has approved funding for construction of a replacement culvert bridge south of Highway 582 on Rge. Rd. 271.