Olds News

Area band students were treated to two days of personal instruction from some of the best musicians in the country last week in Didsbury, Nov. 20-21 at the third annual Olds Rotary Jazz Fest.

A group of fraudsters who allegedly committed numerous frauds across the province, including in Olds, were apprehended by Lethbridge police late last month. On Oct.

A 51-year-old Olds woman is believed to have survived a rollover on the QEII last week because of her seatbelt.

Customers and staff of Tim Hortons and Wendy's were evacuated from the 46 Street building last week after a fire broke out last Thursday morning. “There was a huge panic,” said Wendy's employee Margaret Zyderveld.

Residents of Bowden had their first curbside recycling pickup completed on Friday after the town decided to go with the service in August. It replaces the town's recycling centre, which was closed in June by council due to abuse.

An Olds man who caused a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman in October 2011 has been fined and placed on probation.

Technicians from the Royal Tyrell Museum will be returning to Olds College this spring in search of more fossilized remains after an Olds College employee discovered a significant scientific find on the grounds of the college last month.

Someone suffering a cardiac arrest at Holy Trinity Catholic School will have improved access to a potentially lifesaving device with the addition of an automated external defibrillator (AED) at the facility.

When the federal government announced specifics of its “tough on crime” agenda, bringing in mandatory minimum sentences, hiring more corrections staff, and adding prison beds across the country, people living and working in the region surrounding Bow

Didsbury's very own Gillian Shields was crowned Miss Rodeo Canada 2013 last Saturday, Nov. 10 at Rexall Place during the intermission of the 39th Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.