Olds News

Not only is Wildrose candidate Bruce Rowe confident that he can win the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding, he is also confident his party can gain a majority of the province's seats and sweep aside 41 years of consecutive PC party rule in Alberta once

Former Olds College instructor Garth Davis will be the Liberal candidate for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding. The Liberal party announced it on its website last Monday.

Starting last Sunday, Town of Olds increased its water and wastewater rates by five cents.

The NDP has practical solutions that will help all Albertans, says Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills candidate Kristie Krezanowski. “I think the strength is that the NDP has practical and attainable commitments that will improve the lives of all Albertans.

Premier Alison Redford stopped in Olds last Friday afternoon to meet with local PC candidate Darcy Davis and with constituents.

Bowden town council will be considering the town's 2012 budget at its next meeting on April 9, when administration will present the budget for adoption.

Brett Wilson, a former host of the CBC program Dragons' Den, told a group of about 500 people on Friday – including politicians from all three levels of government – that what he sees as the divide-and-conquer mentality of pitting urban and rural pop

PC candidate Darcy Davis officially opened his office on Olds' main street last Saturday. Deputy Premier Doug Horner was present to lend his support to Davis and about 30 people attended the event.

Olds College hosted its largest-ever gala on Friday, seating about 500 patrons at the Ralph Klein Centre.

Premier Alison Redford announced yesterday that the general election will be held on April 23.