Olds News

Olds RCMP say so far, they haven't seen carfentanil -- the drug that's said to be 100 times deadlier than fentanyl – in Olds, but they're watching for it.

Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) is proposing a 40-bed facility in Olds in addition to the facilities it currently provides.

BOWDEN - A male suspect from Bowden wanted in connection with a bullet lodged in an apartment building in the town has been “picked up,” according to Olds RCMP.

A knife was held to the throat of an assault victim, according to Olds RCMP. Police say a complaint of the incident was relayed to them at about 2 p.m. on Dec. 2. Cpl.

Local resident Lisa White is upset with the size of recycling piles at the waste transfer station in Olds. White was at the transfer station last week. She was so concerned with what she saw that she brought some photos to the Albertan.

Olds RCMP are investigating a break-in, a hit and run and damage to a lockbox that occurred in the area. The most recent incident is the hit and run, which police say occurred on Dec. 7 at 42nd Street and 56th Avenue. Cpl.

Santa's Secret Shop, which came to the Mountain View Credit Union (MVCU) in Olds for the first time, was such a success organizers plan to run it again next year. Santa's Secret Shop was set up in the MVCU lobby on Dec. 2.

Organizers are still tallying total proceeds raised from the Boob Tour, which came through Olds this past Friday, Dec. 2. Initially the tour, which features comedians, was organized to raise money for breast cancer.

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce vice-president Ben Stone says it's too early to say if the federal Liberal government's approval of two pipelines will help the local economy. But he's cautiously optimistic that long term, it will help. On Nov.

It's too early to say if a decision by OPEC to cut oil production for the first time in eight years will affect Olds, according to Olds & District Chamber of Commerce vice-president Ben Stone.