Olds News

BOWDEN - The town has received its second big boost in just over a month. First, it was the announcement last month that the massive $50-million Paterson grain terminal project will be built this spring.

Last week, the Albertan reported on a local woman who was almost scammed by a fraudulent classified ad that ran in the Mountain View Gazette. A bank teller caught the fraudulent cheque in time. But some people aren't as lucky.

Auditors identified no significant matters in their 2016 review of the town's finances, which were presented at the council meeting last Monday (April 10).

The Information & Entrepreneurship Centre, which will bring together the Olds Institute, Olds and District Chamber of Commerce, Uptowne Olds and a visitor information centre, is expected to be open the last week of April.

After a back and forth discussion, and a round of motions, council finally voted to put $6,000 towards a second Christmas fireworks celebration.

Being alert and watching out for criminals is a good thing, but vigilantism - taking the law into your own hands - is not, Olds RCMP Cpl. Shawn Morgan says.

Two parcels of land have been successfully rezoned to accommodate the expansion of a medical marijuana facility development in the southwest part of Olds.

Olds High School Grade 12 student Nolan Moody, 17, scored a perfect 100 per cent mark on his Math 30-1 diploma exam.

During the annual general meeting of the Central Alberta Regional Museums Association, local playwright Mary Hays performed highlights from a play about Olds she's writing. The meeting was held April 4 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

BOWDEN - The town is looking into the possibility of obtaining fibre optic service for the community from Axia Fibre, an Alberta company that specializes in providing Internet and other communication services to rural communities.