Olds News

The Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has turned down an application by an Olds resident to run a vehicle repair business out of their garage, citing concerns about possible noise, pollution, parking issues, and potential lane blockage.

The Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has approved an application for a home-based business to make and ship silkscreened T-shirts. Brent Barkman applied for a permit to run the business out of a detached garage at 5218 Silverpark Close.

The value of building and development permits in Olds in June fell more than $1 million from the same month a year ago, but town development officer Carey Keleman sees room for optimism.

If you're having problems with your love life, a herbalist who gave a course at Olds College recently has a solution – lavender or rose petals – two plants that grow in or around Olds.

Olds RCMP revealed the cause of a two-vehicle crash last week that saw two people taken to hospital, one car flipped on its side and another on somebody's lawn on July 24.

Pokémon Go players don't have to worry about data costs in Olds, for free Internet is available at community-owned Wi-Fi access points.

A gas bar and convenience food store, planned for the corner of highways 2A and 27 in Olds will eventually include a turning lane on the east end of the property.

It appears that the annual Hay City Slam will not take place in Olds this year. This summer would have been the fifth time the skate and BMX competition was held in Centennial Park, normally the last weekend of July.

Two retirement facilities in Olds have been purchased by Seasons Retirement Communities (SRC), an Ontario-based company.

A fibre optic network, Fair Trade designation, physician attraction, and an energy retailer that spends its profits on local projects – all things accomplished by the Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development.