Olds News

Before moving to a universal per-kilometre rental fee system for the town's community bus, Bowden council wants a mechanic to inspect the vehicle to make sure it is running as efficiently as possible when it comes to fuel consumption.

The planned closure of Olds' Banner Pharmacaps plant this fall will have a "considerableî impact on the community, the chair of the Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development said.

An Alberta-based greenhouse company has identified Olds as a possible location for a new greenhouse. Greg Kurjata, a director and chief financial officer with BestGrow Greenhouses Ltd.

A 23-year-old Olds man is charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of an Airdrie man in January. Dustin Piper was arrested without incident in Didsbury on March 16, police said.

The provincial budget is good news for the Town of Olds, with Municipal Sustainable Initiative funding going up slightly for operating and capital funding, but local not-for-profit groups will feel a pinch. The town will be getting just under $1.

The Town of Olds will be entering into an agreement with the Oldman River Regional Services Commission that will allow the town access to a comprehensive geographic information system (GIS). Council decided at its meeting on Feb.

Children in kindergarten in the Mountain View County area are doing well when it comes to physical health and well-being, with 81 per cent developing appropriately, while fully 29 per cent are experiencing difficulty or great difficulty in communicat

Having worked at Olds' Banner Pharmacaps plant for nearly 10 years, Mike Guenther said news of the facility's closing turned his life "upside-down.

The provincial government was in a difficult position with all the varying needs its citizens have, and Mayor Judy Dahl said the budget was a tough but necessary one in order to keep the province on track going forward.

The new owner of Banner Pharmacaps announced March 8 that it will permanently close its newly acquired 32-year-old Olds facility by the fall.