Olds News

A story in the Aug. 6 edition of the Albertan contained an error. Bowden councillor Kerry Kelm was suggesting that recreational hockey teams may have to pay up front for ice time to ensure the community recoups costs. The Albertan regrets the error.

Emergency crews were called out to Rge. Rd. 11 near the Highway 2 overpass Sunday, Aug. 4 at about 6:50 p.m. A southbound semi trailer hauling hay bales had rolled over.

On Saturday, Aug. 3, former students, teachers and staff of Horizon School gathered for a reunion. It's believed to be the 48th year of the school's existence.

The Town of Olds is looking at changing a couple of its bylaws, but community services director Doug Wagstaff says that's not directly due to a fatal dog attack that happened in the community last weekend. In that Aug.

Olds RCMP and Citizens On Patrol (COP) volunteers saw an improvement Aug. 10 in the number of vehicles that weren't theft-proofed, but there's still room for improvement, they say. During the afternoon of Aug.

Former Olds resident Curtis Ross still plans to undertake his Cycle2Change2019 bike-riding fundraiser from Kelowna to Olds, but the dates have changed. Ross, 37, who now lives in Kelowna, works in the oilpatch between Olds and Sundre.

BOWDEN - The town's longstanding rest stop area is quickly morphing into a new million-dollar site for a Chevron gas station, convenience store and A&W restaurant.