Olds News

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper says the last year was so wild politically in the province that it's almost impossible to predict what will happen in 2016. He says it all started Dec.

The town is thinking about donating an aging fire truck to the Olds Rotary Club, which in turn would send the vehicle to a poor village in Mexico.

A male youth is due in provincial court in Didsbury this February, after being charged with at least three offences in the wake of a fuel theft and a hit-and-run accident behind Mountain View Plaza. The two incidents occurred on Dec. 23.

Olds RCMP not only met their crime fighting targets, they exceeded them, according to commanding officer Staff Sgt. Joe Sangster. Sangster made that comment during a visit to Bowden town council.

The Olds RCMP detachment is undergoing a change in personnel. Dale Bereza, formerly a constable, has been promoted to corporal and is leaving the detachment to work in Athabasca. His replacement, Const.

Olds RCMP dealt with 23 collisions, three vehicle thefts, an allegedly impaired driver and several cases of vehicle vandalism shortly before Christmas. The latest incident reported occurred on Dec. 18.

Diners paid tribute to the founder of the annual Henry Sonnenberg Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25 at the Olds Legion. For close to 30 years, Henry Sonnenberg had organized and cooked meals for residents on Christmas Day.

A suspect wanted on attempted murder was arrested late Sunday night just outside of Bowden. Edward Dwayne Heywood, 45, was arrested after a police pursuit along Highway 2A.

Olds RCMP are asking for public help to solve a theft from Shoppers Drug Mart in Olds. A woman believed to be 25 to 30 years old is alleged to have stolen a $125 bottle of Prada Candy perfume.

A discussion on cameras, of various sorts, arose during the RCMP's delegation to the policies and priorities committee on Dec. 21, with the detachment commander voicing his ambivalence toward photo traffic enforcement. Coun.