Olds News

Olds councillors have passed the $41.5 million water commission business plan that will allow for more water to be piped to member communities but are holding off on passing along the resulting costs to residents.

The Fibre To the Premise project could potentially bring $8 million in extra revenue to the Olds Institute For Community and Regional Development by 2025, say proponents of the project. The money would be used to fund further community projects.

Committing to one company for an entire career is all but unheard of these days. Olds' Linda Stephens is a rare exception.

A dance festival held earlier this week and one on April 15 to 17 will pay tribute to Divine Dance Academy founder Trish deCoverley, who died last month from a heart attack.

The father of one of the Fallen Four spoke in Olds last Tuesday morning during the annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. Rev.

Alleged thieves arrested Two men from Olds were arrested on the morning of Feb. 26 after police allegedly found stolen property in their possession.

Local drug manufacturer Banner Pharmacaps celebrated 30 years in Olds last week, throwing a party for its more than 100 employees.

Campaigning in the Wild Rose constituency ramps up this week in the run-up to a May 2 federal election called Saturday after a non-confidence vote brought down the government a day earlier.

The Town of Olds recently received a $15,015 grant from the federal government to make the town office more wheelchair accessible. The funds came from the Enabling Accessibility Fund, a $45 million pool the federal government established in 2007.

The co-chair of the Olds and Area Traffic Safety Committee will be writing a letter to communities that have yellow and black signs with a black posted speed on the sign, informing administration that those types of signs are not enforceable when clo