Olds News

Town officials and the Olds and District Chamber of Commerce are in favour of the latest Alberta Transportation plan for moving traffic in and around Olds.

Olds town council froze municipal tax rates at the April 22 council meeting. But depending on an individual homeowner's property assessment, the amount they pay could actually increase or decrease over 2012.

The Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development delivered its first-ever report to the community on April 16, giving an overview of the organization's activities for the past year.

Town council was due to discuss the idea of adding ice rescue to the fire department's list of responsibilities at a council meeting on April 22.

Five days of “confusion” was the way Phil Richard described his impressions of Boston following a bombing that marred the city's famed marathon and a manhunt that put Beantown on lockdown.

Accessibility for people in wheelchairs, seniors on scooters and parents with small children will form part of the Open Space Trails Master Plan, which should be coming to the public within the next three to four weeks.

The provincial government will be spending $1 million later this year to temporarily upgrade the Olds overpass.

When he learned he had a shot at earning a spot on a Bantam all-star football team representing all of southern Alberta, Bryce Wachtler broke out his snow blower and cleared a space behind his home to practise kicking and punting.

Grade 2 students at Ecole Olds Elementary School marked the 20th anniversary of the school's annual celebration of authors on April 17 by taking part in various activities promoting the activity of writing.

Town council was to consider a plan on April 22 to create a new road through the former Olds High School site at 51 Avenue later this summer.