Olds News

Two retirement facilities in Olds have donated a total of $4,000 and collected more than 150 cans of food and other non-perishable items for the Mountain View Food Bank.

BOWDEN — Greg Skotheim, Bowden's chief administrative officer (CAO), is the town's new director of emergency management (DEM). Skotheim made that suggestion and council ratified it during its June 24 meeting.

RCMP are continuing to investigate an incident in which a 2006 Ford F250 was reported stolen outside an Olds business on July 15. An injured suspect was found the next day. Charges are pending.

Police believe that alcohol was a factor in a two-vehicle collision that occurred July 13 on Highway 2 just south of the Highway 27 overpass. Charges are pending as police continue to investigate.

BOWDEN — A meeting held July 8 in council chambers to consider rezoning land — including the old Lions Community Hall — to allow 26 apartment units in that facility was invalid because the process to set it up was done incorrectly, according to chief

BOWDEN — Council has indicated support for a proposal to install a new bulk water system in the town, which local and nearby residents could access through an account or inserting coins in a slot.

Lexi Wright of Olds has joined the worldwide trend of providing meal kit services like Chefs Plate, Goodfood, and Hello Fresh. She has decided to give it a local approach by delivering her kits across Mountain View County.

Olds residents' wastewater costs will be lower this summer, thanks to a decision by town council.