Olds News

Members of the Rotary Club of Olds and the Olds Elks Lodge #100 got a chance last week to see first-hand what a bilirubinometer will do for infants in the community.

Olds town council has vetoed a request from the Olds Fashioned Christmas co-ordinating committee to provide $6,000 to help cover costs for fireworks.

A woman has been sentenced for stealing $150 worth of toys from a local church.

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce president Ben Stone says overall, he's "disappointed" by the federal budget, which was brought down last week in Ottawa.

United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Jason Kenney says if his party forms government after the 2019 provincial election, cutting crime will be its top priority – after "reigniting" the provincial economy.

Sundial Growers Inc., one of three firms getting into the marijuana production industry in Olds, has secured $56 million in debt financing to accelerate development of the second phase of its flagship cannabis production facility here.

BOWDEN - Olds RCMP are asking for your help to solve a couple of business break-ins which not only resulted in the theft of a truck and computer equipment, but also a broken gas line.

Olds High School has just been named Fair Trade School of the Year.

The goal will be to hire local residents first when Sundial Growers Inc. begins producing its medical and recreational cannabis products, president Geoff Thompson says. Thompson told a crowd at a Feb.

Olds town officials plan to meet with local hospital reps and those from surrounding communities to make sure they have enough services available for an expanding population as cannabis production facilities and other businesses come to town.