Olds News

Improving the lives of immigrant women in Central Alberta was the topic of a meeting with various community leaders in Olds on Sept. 13.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who allegedly stole nearly $2,400 in liquor from the Bowden Liquor Store last month. The theft took place on Aug. 12 at roughly 8 p.m.

Heralding the partnership developed between Olds College and the Pomeroy Group, Tom Thompson, president of Olds College, officially cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Pomeroy Inn and Suites on Sept. 10.

The town has hired a new director of operations who will begin on Oct. 16. Craig Teal, former planning director with the Town of Innisfail, will take on the new role with the Town of Olds that will be vacated by Larry Wright.

Live musicians in Centennial Park, a sidewalk sale, the Taste of Uptowne Olds, awards for the best gardens in the community and a family-friendly triathlon are just some of the events taking place on Sept. 21 during the Olds Harvest Festival.

A community group planning to build a new park in Bowden is facing a potentially serious obstacle.

The Olds and Area Traffic Safety Committee (OATS) will be out reminding motorists the week of Sept. 23 to slow down in school zones during school hours. A 30-kilometre-per-hour speed limit is in effect in school zones on school days from 8 to 9:30 a.

Three of four current Olds councillors who were undecided earlier this year about seeking re-election in October have decided to run again. Debbie Bennett Dubak said she has decided to run for a second term.

The Olds Institute For Community and Regional Development has hired Mitch Thompson to act as its interim executive director. Thompson will begin a six-month term on Sept. 16.

One year has passed since Clintons Cigar, a 15-year-old standardbred stallion, was killed at Olds College and the pain of the loss still lingers in the school’s equine science program.