Olds News

Tim Hortons, The Tire Shop and the Olds Auction Mart were the top winners at this year's Olds and District Chamber of Commerce business awards, which were handed out before an audience of roughly 265 people on Oct. 17 at Olds College.

The town is negotiating with Mountain View County over a piece of property north of Highway 27 on 70 Avenue where the town wants to develop a dog park.

New playground equipment was installed on October 19 and 20 in the Vistas, in part due to efforts of the Olds Rotary Club. The effort was a partnership between the Rotary Club, the Town of Olds and a group of contractors that work with Cowling Homes.

A public hearing will be held on Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. in council chambers regarding a proposed group home on 42 Street.

If she finishes the four-year term to which she's just been elected, Judy Dahl will be Olds' longest serving mayor. Dahl received 1,366 votes during the Oct.

Coun. Wade Bearchell is concerned that commercial trucks parking on service roads adjacent to Highway 27 are posing a safety risk and he wants to see a ban on such activities. He raised the issue during a council meeting on Oct. 15.

Construction on the new 4,500-square metre Mountain View Credit Union building on 65 Avenue should be completed by the end of November, a representative with the bank said on Oct. 8.

The wife of a man who murdered an oil executive 15 years ago has filed a lawsuit against the family who bought the property northwest of Olds where the murder took place.

An extension of 51 Avenue between Highway 27 and 48 Street was ceremoniously and officially opened on Oct. 10.

The sweat on his brow and the rosiness in his cheeks at the end of the class show Don Dwyer had a good workout.