Olds News

Community bus discussed Bowden town council will be discussing the rate charged for use of the community bus at budget time in the next few weeks following a brief discussion at the Oct. 22 council meeting. For now, the rates will remain the same.

Olds and area businesses and employees were celebrated during last Thursday night's 2012 Business Awards Banquet with several winning top accolades.

The developers of Netook Crossing asked Town of Olds officials last week to formally annex the area during the town's policies and priorities meeting last week.

Olds is now home to a second Lions Den, thanks to another donation by the service club. The Olds Lions Club donated $97,000 to the Mountain View Housing Foundation (MVHF) to benefit seniors living in the Olds Mount View Lodge.

No one was injured after a helicopter fell about 20 feet after it took off from the Innisfail airport Oct. 18. According to an RCMP press release, police attended the scene at 10:39 a.m. Both the male and female in the aircraft were fine.

It was big. In fact, truly massive. So much so it made the national television show of the same name. The former historic 1,220-square foot home of esteemed Olds citizen Alex Zec made an arduous three-hour journey on Oct.

A 40-year-old Mountain View County woman who threatened to blow up a well site and shoot at workers last spring has been handed a conditional discharge. Kimberly Mildenstein pleaded guilty earlier to a charge of uttering threats.

The Town of Olds hopes to be part of any solution between Mountain View County and the Netook Crossing developers, say town officials.

O-Net is up and running and businesses could not be happier. The new fibre optic service provider is earning early rave reviews for its speed and accessibility to markets deemed impossible just a few months ago.

Chinook Arch Victims' Services is awaiting word on whether a funding increase it recently asked the provincial government for will be granted, allowing the organization to increase its services.