Olds News

The Olds Fire Department is looking to replace one of its fire engines. The vehicle in question is about 17 years old, which would make its replacement earlier than the typical 20-year cycle, said fire Chief Lorne Thompson.

École Deer Meadow School students planning to be locked in the school all night have now set a date for the event. It will occur from 9 p.m. Dec. 8 to 9 a.m. Dec. 9.

This year's production by Olds Koinonia's drama class will be Little Women.

For the third year in a row, the Olds College Centre for Innovation (OCCI) has been named one of the country's top institutions for college-level research.

Bowden - Town council has endorsed a pitch by a FortisAlberta representative to replace street lights with new, more efficient LED street lights.

The Olds Municipal Library's Video Game Madness fundraiser has been postponed until Feb. 25.

Olds RCMP are investigating a wave of residential and business break-ins that occurred in the community over the past three weeks. Among those hit were the Olds Laundry Ltd. at 5010 51st St. and Total Image Hair Salon at 4813 50th St. Olds RCMP Cpl.

As a kid, I grew up playing games like Pong, Space Invaders and Pacman. As a young adult, dragging a mattress into the living room to play Final Fantasy VII for a weekend seemed perfectly normal.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is coming to Olds for the first time in years. The train, which raises money and food for food banks, will stop in Olds on Friday, Dec. 9. Lots of festivities have been planned around its arrival. At 12:30 p.m.

The Kiwanis Club of Olds will be marking a major milestone Nov.