Olds News

There'll be another Dot's Day next year, organizers say. The first annual daylong empowerment and wellness conference for women took place March 24 at Olds High School, the Ralph Klein Centre and the TransCanada Theatre.

Olds town council took time March 26 to present awards to three members of the fire department. They are Gerry Ratke, Lt. Jon Lavoie and Capt. Kelly Andrew. Ratke (ret) received the Fire Services Exemplary Service ribbon for 30 years of service.

BOWDEN - It was the middle of the night on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway and Larry Werner had never seen a road mess like this one in more than 25 years with the Bowden Fire Department.

Holy Trinity Catholic School in Olds will be receiving two new modular classrooms (otherwise known as portables) for the 2018-19 school year.

Terra Life Sciences Inc., which operates Olds SoftGels here in town, has closed a $46-million deal to expand the company’s medical cannabis capabilities.

Horizon School was evacuated for about an hour this past Wednesday after a compress bag was accidentally heated too long in a microwave, spreading fumes in the building.

A property owner in the county came home to find two dead calves in a snowbank at his home -- apparently as a result of a friend plowing the driveway for him. Olds RCMP received the call earlier this month.

Sundial Growers Ltd., which is developing one of three marijuana production facilities in Olds, has announced a new strategic partnership with Plantbiosis Ltd.

Ryan McBeath will receive a diploma despite having passed away, Education Minister David Eggen says.

Mayor Mike Muzychka says overall, the provincial budget is "positive from the Town of Olds' perspective." The budget was brought down Thursday in Edmonton by Finance Minister Joe Ceci.