Olds News

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded a $945,000 grant to a livestock research project headed by Olds College, the University of Alberta, and various industry partners.

A dangerous dog hearing being held to determine the fate of a dog that tore a large chunk of flesh from the arm of an Olds woman last summer has been adjourned until November.

A mobile home fire in Bowden claimed two lives last Sunday. Olds RCMP and the Bowden fire department were called to the Bowden Estates Trailer Park at approximately 1:24 a.m. to respond to a mobile home fire.

Holy Trinity School has been awarded a matching grant for every dollar that the school's playground committee raises by the Let Them Be Kids (LTBK) organization.

Fair Trade Fortnight concluded with a fair trade Mother's Day tea at Bean Brokers last Sunday. More than 25 people showed up to taste what dishes Bean Brokers owner Connie Harder and her employees had made with fair trade ingredients.

Winnipeg band The F-Holes will bring its original music blend to Tracks Pub this Wednesday at 8 p.m. Don't think that the band's name is what it looks like.

RCMP is investigating multiple thefts that have occurred in the Olds area in the past two weeks. A break and enter at the IRIS eye care clinic in Cornerstone was reported at 12:40 a.m. on May 2. “Sunglasses were stolen.

Amanda Lindhout shared her story of being captured and held hostage for 15 months in Somalia with the community last week at both Olds High School and the TransCanada Theatre.

The Olds Albertan and Sundre Round Up picked up several awards during the weekend's Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) 92nd General Meeting and Annual Convention.

For the past two weeks, Park Terrace residents have been able to recycle in the comfort of their building. No more putting recyclables in their cars and driving to the recycling centre for them.