Olds News

Two Olds residents are figuring out how to spend $50,000 each after they won the $100,000 second prize in the Lotto 6/49 Extra draw. Elsie LaFlamme and Gerda Irving received their money Tuesday, Sept. 2 after winning the prize in the Aug. 15 draw.

This year's 33rd annual Terry Fox Run/Walk in Olds for cancer research takes place Sunday, Sept. 14, starting from Centennial Park. Registration is at 12 p.m. and the run begins at 1 p.m. The run/walk begins at the gazebo in Centennial Park.

Water-ski jumper Ryan Dodd is out for revenge. Dodd is now preparing for several competitions this fall, including the U.S. Open, the Chile Night Jump, and the Rocketman Night Jump, after he just missed winning the London Night Jump.

Representatives of the Olds Hospital Fundraising Committee have raised more than $230,000 during the past year or so, thanks to generous Olds and area donors.

Three temporary doctors have been working in Olds while the town awaits the arrival of a few others.

Two people were killed during an early-morning accident near Olds on Highway 2 Sunday, Sept. 7. Police say the accident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. when the car hit a semi-trailer. The male driver and female passenger of the car died at the scene.

Two people were killed during an early-morning accident near Olds on Highway 2 Sunday. Police say the accident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. when the car hit a semi-trailer. The male and female passenger of the car died at the scene.

Olds town council threw its support behind hosting the Pathways to Sustainability (P2S) conference in 2015 at its Aug. 25 meeting. A delegation representing Sustainability Resources Ltd.

For thousands of Olds and area students, the summer holidays will be reduced to mere memories when they return to school on Sept. 2. However, there will still be plenty to look forward to, according to school officials.

A land-use bylaw amendment that would allow an “essential public service” to be provided on land recently acquired by the Town of Olds passed without any fuss at a council meeting on Aug. 25.