Olds News

An antique luggage cart that was used by Canadian Pacific Railway trains to transport luggage from the train platform to the station is currently being restored by two local men.

Traffic along the QEII at Hwy. 27 was slowed to a crawl for several hours on Oct. 6 after a 48-ft. tractor-trailer hauling wood chips tipped over at around 11:30 a.m. as it was merging onto the southbound lanes of the four-lane highway. Const.

Alberta Transportation is doing a poor job of communicating its plans with regard to access closures along Highway 27, local business owners say.

The Olds Municipal Library will be hosting a reading by Alberta-based children's author and illustrator Carolyn Fischer on Oct. 19. Fischer will be at the library from 1 to 2 p.m. and from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. reading from one of her books.

Strathcona Museum offers a relic with better connection to Olds military history The Olds Legion has moved a step closer to discarding its old Sherman tank and owning a more historically appropriate “Easy 8” model.

After nine long months of being on a wait-list for a double lung transplant, Didsbury resident Ron Becker received a call on Sept. 2 alerting him to make his way to the University of Alberta (U of A) Hospital in Edmonton, as his lungs were ready.

The Olds Institute For Community and Regional Development and the Town of Olds hosted part 2 of a Business Vitality Initiative on Wednesday, refining a process that was started in April.

Criminal charges are pending against an Edmonton man following an alcohol-related two-vehicle crash on the QEII on Oct. 1 that claimed the life of his friend.

A 62-year-old woman from North Bay, Ontario was killed on Thursday when the car she was riding in collided with an eastbound 2005 Ford pickup at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway and Amerada Road.

The Olds Midget A Mustangs are awaiting the first games of the year after completing a successful selection camp last week.