Olds News

Olds RCMP is seeking the public's assistance to locate the witness of a motorcycle crash that happened last week. On April 17, at approximately 10:20 p.m.

Community volunteers were saluted on Tuesday at the TransCanada Theatre by several different organizations including the Town of Olds and the Olds Institute For Community and Regional Development.

Allowing fellow Olds College students to connect with each other through faith and fellowship has earned the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Club the group of the year on campus.

Traffic slowed southbound on the QEII Saturday and Sunday as crews worked to clean up a train derailment that occurred about five kilometres south of Innisfail. Ten train cars derailed at 1:27 a.m.

For the first time in 15 years, the provincial Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency will be represented by a member of the legislative assembly from a party other than the Progressive Conservative Party.

Vancouver roots and alternative country musician Linda McRae will play an intimate concert at Granny Jacks this Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Olds RCMP is investigating multiple thefts from vehicles that occurred in the past weeks. On April 9, a resident reported that a GPS had been stolen from a red Pontiac Sunfire, which was parked in the 5600 block on 55 Avenue.

Ten train cars derailed about five kilometers south of Innisfail at 1:27 a.m. April 21 confirmed Kevin Hrysak, media spokesman for Canadian Pacific.

There are 13 senate nominees running in the upcoming April 23 election, one of whom stopped in Olds on his campaign trail on April 12.

The awarding of a contract to do the town's Open Space and Trails Master Plan has been deferred by council until the next council meeting on April 23.