Olds News

It's now legal. As of Oct. 17, Canadians who want to consume cannabis for recreational purposes can legally do so. That overturns a ban that has existed for about 95 years.

BOWDEN - As of Oct. 17, it's legal to consume cannabis for recreational purposes in Canada, but details on where it can be consumed in Bowden are not expected to come up for approval until this Monday, Oct. 22.

Holy Trinity Catholic School students got an inspiring visit earlier this fall from Rio 2016 Olympian Sage Watson.

BOWDEN - Olds RCMP are asking for your help to solve a liquor store robbery in Bowden. The theft occurred on Oct. 5. At about 12:30 a.m. that night, police were called to an alarm complaint at the Bowden Liquor Store.

BOWDEN - The Town of Bowden has seen a gigantic drop in its water costs this year since it hired a company to stop leaks by lining about half of its manholes in the community. Town council learned of those savings during its Oct. 9 meeting.

BOWDEN - Bowden mayor Robb Stuart sees both sides to a call by some Alberta municipalities for the province to create one set of cannabis consumption rules for all communities. Town councillors are scheduled to debate their own cannabis bylaw on Oct.

The Olds & District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year with 16 or more employees is B & M Home Hardware and the Business of the Year with 15 or fewer is the Cocoa Tree Bake Shoppe.

Sundial Growers' flagship facility in Olds is now officially open. The company held an official opening ceremony of the cannabis production facility, located in the southeast industrial park, on Oct. 10.

Olds council has approved a request by a cannabis production company to redesignate some of its land so it can expand its operations. Sundial Growers Inc. is one of five cannabis production companies expected to set up shop in Olds.

A new version of a previously defeated bylaw regarding whether cannabis retail stores are a discretionary or permitted use has been brought back in front of Olds council. The new bylaw passed its first reading.