Olds News

It was a perfect day for run, walk or cycle in Olds on Sunday. There were 43 who laced up their sneakers for the 31st Terry Fox Run, and raised more than $4,500 for the cause.

Didsbury's new $6.1 million North Industrial Wetlands Park is officially open.

Corpen Group will be doing an audit of the town's communications vehicles and developing a communications plan for both the Town of Olds and the Olds Institute For Community and Regional Development. The decision to confirm Corpen was made on Sept.

People are generally pleased with their quality of life and services provided by the Town of Olds, a recent survey found.

For the past month Lynn McKay has not been able to sleep. She has lost 15 pounds. There is no feeling in her right forearm. She lives in constant fear. On Aug. 19 the 51-year-old local mother of six was the victim of an unprovoked dog attack.

Holy Trinity School will be hosting a grand opening Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. featuring government ministers and other dignitaries. Members of the Knights of Columbus, along with the Archbishop of Edmonton will also be in attendance.

While technology has helped bring many advances to the business world, it has also allowed unscrupulous operators to flourish as well, the Better Business Bureau of Southern Alberta and East Kootenay told an Olds and District Chamber of Commerce lunc

The Municipal Planning Commission gave the go-ahead last week to construct a $6-million wastewater lift station on 70 Avenue as part of the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission's plan to eventually treat all the area's waste at the Red Deer

A pair of pit bulls that were running out of control on town streets last week were thwarted in an attempted attack on a Mountie when the police officer blasted the dogs with pepper spray.

A man charged after an 18-year-old Olds College student was run down and killed outside a bar in Olds in October will be tried for second-degree murder, a judge ruled Wednesday.