Olds News

Both suspects in the case of a truck stolen from Blackfalds, which ended up jammed between a light post and the former Stevens Jewellers building have now been identified and charges have been laid. The incident occurred on Jan. 11.

Another person has been added to the list of those participating in the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay in Olds on Jan. 31.

On Jan. 27 at about 5:20 p.m., Olds RCMP, ambulance personnel and firefighters responded to a single vehicle rollover approximately one kilometre east of Olds on Highway 27. There were no injuries.

The Wild Rose Medical Centre (WRMC) has received the Patient’s Medical Home Outstanding Family Practice award from the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP).

A Mexican woman who attended Olds College in an exchange program chose to look at the positive side of the difference in climate between her country and ours.

Olds College has hired Joy Agnew as its director of applied research, Centre of Innovation.

At least 120 vehicles, ranging from giant trucks to small cars, drove in a convoy from Innisfail to Olds on Saturday, Jan. 26, supporting the oil and gas industry and calling for pipelines to be built.

Although he likes the fact that recreational use of cannabis is now legalized, a local resident has some concerns about the situation in Olds, including the fact that as of a couple of weeks ago, there was still no place to buy it in town.

Olds College Broncos are participating in the annual Make Some Noise For Mental Health initiative. That initiative is organized by the Alberta Colleges Athletic Association (ACAC). Olds College is a member of that organization.

For the second straight year, the Community Learning Campus (CLC) is holding a ride on stationary bikes to raise money supporting Olds College students' mental health, but this time, they hope to bike much further than last year. On Jan.