Olds News

Land agent students from Olds College got some practical experience recently, attending a public participation session on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP). The session on Nov.

Olds council amended the town’s land use bylaw at a special council meeting on Dec. 2, potentially allowing for a group home application from Accredited Supports to the Community (ASC) to proceed.

When Tanya Sayer of Olds arrived in Mexico for cancer treatments on Nov. 13, there were a number of familiar faces there to greet her.

Town council authorized the signing of electricity and gas contracts for town-owned buildings at a special council meeting on Dec. 2.

Police are searching for a former member of the Olds Grizzlys who has been missing since Dec. 1.

Stephen Winter, 39, was arrested after Olds RCMP members responded to a call on Nov. 29 from a local business about a man trying to use a stolen credit card.

Olds-area organizations earned two wins at the Central Alberta Economic Partnership awards that were handed out in Red Deer on Nov. 27 during the organization's autumn general meeting.

Lawyers are working on finding a possible "resolution" to a case involving a 24-year-old man charged with first-degree murder who was living in Olds at the time of his arrest before the matter goes to trial.

Because of its efforts to stop water leaks, the Town of Olds was selected to be a featured community in an Alberta Water and Wastewater Operators Association video project on water conservation. The videos were funded by a $2.

A local woman who is active in the community is currently taking treatments for Stage 3 esophageal cancer in Mexico. Tanya Sayer was diagnosed with the disease on Oct. 8, a day after she and her husband celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary.