Olds News

Olds town council referred a presentation it received from the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance to the Municipal Area Partnership.

Cellphone use, among other driving distractions, will be on the police radar starting next week. Alberta's distracted driving legislation comes into effect Sept.

Olds town councillors have directed administration to further examine the town's position regarding the continued operation of Chad's Smokeshop 420. The direction came out of a discussion at the Aug.

Toronto Maple Leaf forward and Olds native son Jay Rosehill leads a group of minor hockey players through drills last Thursday during the Grizzlys Hockey School that took place all last week.

Olds town councillors received a presentation from a group that recently conducted a review of water infiltration and inflow into the sewer lines.

The Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division has appointed Paul Mason as the new superintendent of schools, effective Aug. 27. Mason was promoted from associate superintendent of personnel services for the division.

The Olds Grizzlys will soon be hitting the ice in preparation for another Alberta Junior Hockey League season. Main rookie camp will be kicking off Aug. 20 and will run until Aug. 24, with a rookie Black and Gold game on Aug. 23.

The Olds area has a national champion in its midst after local agility competitor Lynda Caughlin claimed first place at the Agility Association of Canada Nationals in Oro, Ont., on Aug. 6 and 7.

Town of Bowden council directed administration to look for a better location for a compost bin in the southernmost portion of town as a result of complaints and a lack of a dump site for residents at that end of town.

A man and woman have been charged following an apparent altercation that started Wednesday afternoon. Police say the altercation broke out between the pair while the two were driving.