Olds News

Broncos join Keyano College, SAIT, and Lethbridge College as Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference institutions with esports programs

Big changes may soon be coming to the Olds Police Advisory Committee (OPAC) and the town’s Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC), which could save the town some money. They include possibly dropping town councillors from OPAC and creating a new PAAC which only meets when needed.

Olds town council has approved a three-year tax break program designed to spur development of residential lots in the community

Both teams in the Olds Amateur Football Association have gotten off to strong starts

The first trees and shrubs were planted Saturday, Oct. 1 at the edge of Olds Creek in the Rotary Athletic Park in a long-term project to enhance the area and hopefully encourage wildlife to locate there. Details like its cost and anticipated completion will be worked out this winter.

Olds chief administrative officer Brent Williams is hopeful that the provincial government may soon help fund a surge pond to take the extra water that storm sewers in the town can’t handle

Olds Fire Department crews found that an emergency shut-down had not activated properly when a propane cylinder was being filled, which led to product being released in large quantity from the main propane bullet

Town of Olds CAO Brent Williams attends health-care meeting with Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper as well as a couple of local doctors and senior Alberta Health Services management, among others

The Olds Grizzlys face off against the Thunder in Drayton Valley Wedensday night

Oldstoberfest event attracted a lot of people and raised money for non-profit