Olds News

Olds council has changed the rules on how far away cannabis retail stores have to be from schools, public health-care facilities, libraries and parks. It's now 100 metres, instead of the previous 150 metres. Council made that decision Dec. 10.

This year's annual Stuff The Bus fundraiser and toy collection for the Olds and District Christmas Angels Society (ODCAS) was a great success, president Cindy Tookey says. On Dec.

Olds will issue more than $30 million worth of building permits this year, well above last year's figure of $26.9 million, development officer Carey Keleman says.

Olds mayor Mike Muzychka says the town accomplished a lot over the past year.

Town officials and representatives of the Uptowne Olds committee met Dec. 21 to discuss snow removal. The meeting was set up after 10 Uptowne reps came to council's policies and priorities meeting Dec.

A fire in the Olds Sundial Growers facility remains under investigation. However, fire Chief Justin Andrew says the cause of the Dec. 10 blaze is "not deemed to be suspicious in nature." The Olds Fire Department is working with Global Forensics Inc.

BOWDEN - The homes are tiny, but the debate about them during the latest town council meeting was long — more than 20 minutes. During their Dec. 10 meeting, councillors offered a variety of ideas on how many lots could be created on the site.

A man wanted by Olds RCMP has been arrested near Edmonton. Robert John Poole, 37, of Wimborne was arrested by Sherwood Park RCMP and RCMP police dog services on Dec. 8.

Olds RCMP are asking for your help to solve a couple of crimes that occurred in Olds and Bowden last week. On Dec. 11 Olds RCMP received a report that someone had broken into the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) centre in Bowden.

The Olds Fire Department's second firemen's bucket challenge, a fundraiser for three local non-profit organizations, nearly doubled its monetary target of $7,500 and raised almost $5,000 more than last year.