Olds News

An autopsy to determine the exact cause of death and identification of a woman who died in an explosion in her Innisfail apartment Friday morning began yesterday in Calgary, police said.

Extremely high winds caused serious damage south of Olds on Sunday afternoon, with gusts reported at over 106.19 km/h at the Didsbury weather station. Carstairs fire department responded to 10 calls beginning at 10:18 a.m.

The Town of Olds recently purchased 3.75 acres on 50 Street and 54 Avenue from Alec Zec to be used for a future civic centre.

On Nov. 14 and 15, Alberta sheriffs conducted an early morning traffic enforcement project in response to public complaints.

Raising awareness about the negative effects of bullying and counteracting them was the focus of a presentation to members of the Olds Kiwanis Club during the club's regular meeting last week.

École Olds Elementary School students watched and helped duct-tape four teachers to the wall during their lunch break last Thursday.

Numerous family members of Nicholas Baier, an 18-year-old Olds College student killed after being run down outside an Olds bar in October 2010, plan to attend the trial of the man accused in the death when it gets underway next Monday.

The annual Christmas Light Up event and Santa Claus Parade is set for Saturday with a host of events in Centennial Park beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Olds residents wanting to go to Edmonton and Calgary via Greyhound service now have to wake up very early. Since Nov. 14, the bus leaves for Calgary at 4:20 a.m. and returns at 12:30 a.m., while the Edmonton bus leaves Olds at 2:05 a.m.

Both the Olds College men's and women's volleyball teams were crowned Alberta Colleges Athletic League champions in Three Hills over the weekend.