Olds News

About 110 people were on hand Nov. 1 at the Fire Hall when a portion of the street that runs past the hall was officially renamed Memorial Way.

Olds has been selected as one of the world's 21 smart communities from among about 400 applicants. And it's now in the running to make the top seven ñ maybe even the Intelligent Community of the Year for 2018.

Two women who helped operate an exhibition on Islam in the Olds Municipal Library last month say they're confident a new law in Quebec restricting face coverings won't be replicated in this province.

An Olds resident who served in the military and who saw some horrific things in Bosnia says we need strong armed forces because people and countries will always be aggressive toward others.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #105 in Olds has donated several pieces of equipment to the Olds Hospital and Care Centre from the legion's poppy funds.

Former Olds town councillor Harvey Walsh is disappointed he didn't get re-elected during the Oct. 16 civic election, but he says he'll continue to be involved in the community. Walsh was running for a sixth term.

Olds town council has changed the start time of its evening council meetings in order to make it easier for members of the public to attend, should they have any issues they want to address. During the Oct.

The new mayor of Olds, Mike Muzychka, says as far as he's concerned, the first meeting in his new position was a success. He was sworn in Oct. 23, along with the new council. Chief administrative officer Michael Merritt swore Muzychka in.

Housing is the third key issue in an Age-Friendly survey conducted on behalf of Olds Institute's Age-Friendly committee.

Heather Ryan, one of two new Olds town councillors, hopes to make sidewalks and crosswalks safer and ensure that garbage and compost is picked up more frequently ñ especially in the spring and summer months.