Olds News

The value of building permits issued in the Town of Olds decreased by 59 per cent in 2013 compared to 2012.

The Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development set aside $30,000 from a surplus the organization accumulated in 2013 to go toward recruiting physicians this year.

Snow loads on town-owned buildings are within acceptable levels following checks conducted by town staff.

While golfers worried about sinking birdies, Jason Clouston and his staff at the Olds Central Highlands Golf Course have been focused on making the course a better place for birds and other types of wildlife. On Jan.

The Alberta SPCA confirmed last week that it has an "open investigation" into concerns about a great Pyrenees dog found living in a car in Olds earlier this month.

The Olds Albertan has learned that the man arrested and charged in connection to an armed robbery at the TD Canada Trust bank on Jan. 24 is the same person charged with robbing the same bank in June.

The Olds and District Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a webinar on the federal government's new anti-spam legislation on Jan. 29 at the Olds Municipal Library.

The spirit and memory of Robert Burns are alive and well at Bowden Grandview School. On Jan. 17, Bowden Grandview School library was transformed into a performance theatre to help Grade 4 students and their families celebrate Robbie Burns Day.

Mayor Judy Dahl sent a letter on Jan. 15 to Ken Hughes, the provincial minister of municipal affairs, requesting that the town be approved for a community revitalization levy (CRL).

The number of Criminal Code investigations conducted in Olds in 2013 was up 1.2 per cent to 1,062 over the previous year, according to the Olds RCMP.