Olds News

From a warm winter to a cold, wet spring and a dry summer, 2013 had a bit of every type of weather. While the big event of the year was flooding throughout other parts of the province, Olds wasn't immune to the rains that came in May and June.

A group of about 25 people involved with uptown businesses gave their feedback to town staff and consultants preparing the Uptowne Area Redevelopment Plan on Dec. 11 at the Olds Elks Hall.

As part of what's being called an “experimentation” with ways to better the systems the Town of Olds uses to operate, the town will spend 2014 looking at how to improve its relations, both internally and externally, and the overall way it carries out

The operating budget is $24,073,555 while the capital budget is $4,497,200.

Police have laid 21 fraud-related charges against an Olds man accused of defrauding area businesses for more than a year. Stephen Winter, 39, was arrested after Olds RCMP members responded to a call on Nov.

Losing the Team Roping Canada Finals hasn't seemed to faze the Olds Agricultural Society. The Calgary Stampede announced on Dec.

As snow removal crews worked through the weekend to clean up in the aftermath of the blizzard that struck Olds on December 2 and 3, the town's administration was tallying the costs of digging out from the storm.

The principal of Ecole Olds Elementary School will soon be departing for a job at Olds College.

Today, it's used mostly for storage. Alcoves separated by sturdy, 30-degree-angle walls are filled with furniture and sports equipment.

Members of Olds' Filipino community are rallying to support residents of their homeland devastated by Typhoon Haiyan last month and local businesses are helping. Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, struck the Philippines on Nov.