Olds News

A five-member Olds College (OC) team finished second out of 14 in a business case competition. That's the best finish an OC team has done in the approximately 10 years they've entered, according to OC business instructor Kim Kennedy.

On May 3, École Deer Meadow School's gardening and landscaping class will be building a pergola on the school grounds, with help from the Rotary Club of Olds and others. A pergola is a decorative outdoor structure.

Fifteen members of the Olds Fire Department (OFD) are planning to participate in the fifth annual Firefighter Stairclimb Challenge May 5 in Calgary.

Bailey Sisson’s first year of teaching at École Olds High School has a familiar feel to it, as she is working alongside her own former teacher. Bailey grew up in Innisfail, which is where she first met Kent Lorenz when he taught high school math.

More than 300 people are expected to descend upon Olds this weekend for the Rotary Club's district conference.

On May 6 and 7, École Olds High School will be hosting a conference for UNESCO-associated school delegates.

Several families in the Olds are are going to be hosting 24 exchange students from Quebec May 1-8 to teach them about cultural events and the heritage of Western Canada.

INNISFAIL – RCMP have laid a manslaughter charge against a local man in connection to an incident outside the Innisfail Hotel earlier this week. At about 10:30 p.m.

BOWDEN -- The town's first business showcase is starting to take shape, according to Coun. Carol Pion, chair of the community's Economic Development Committee (EDC). The event takes place April 27, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

BOWDEN -- Olds RCMP have asked local municipalities for their priorities on policing in their communities. During their April 8 meeting Bowden councillors had a quick answer: more policing of Highway 587, especially near the cemetery.