Olds News

The Chic and Billy Miller Endowment Fund has awarded money to the Olds Lending Shelf and the Olds Historical Society this year.

Olds town council has recommended changes to the way Parkland Regional Library does its budgeting process after the town faced an additional $7,185 requisition amount for library services.

Whenever Ross Ghostkeeper faced a challenge in his life, his big brother Cody was there to mentor him and give him advice.

New provincial legislation that received second reading in the legislature on April 23 will, if passed, allow for authorities to fine people making “frivolous” 911 calls.

A tuition freeze for post-secondary students in 2013-2014 is getting a passing grade among Olds College students. “It's a good thing for next year.

Various community partners will be coming together on May 1 to help educate Grade 10 students at Olds High School about the dangers of texting or drinking and driving.

The lounge at Olds' Boston Pizza was so busy on the evening of April 20 that off-duty servers had to step in to help dish out food and drinks.

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.