Olds News

Employees of the Didsbury Dollar Store are beginning to relax after watching in disbelief as a silver Toyota Corolla drove through the shop's front doors stopping next to the register.

The Grade 4 class of Alana Robertson recently received a Sunlight Green Grant award for a play they created and three songs they wrote about recycling.

A 32-year-old Calgary man is headed to Didsbury court on April 4 following a single-vehicle collision about 32 kilometres east of Olds early in the morning on Feb. 19. RCMP responded to a call just prior to 3 a.m.

Staff from the Energy Resources Conservation Board outlined their mandate and the importance of communication with municipalities during the town's Policies and Priorities meeting on Feb. 22.

Work on deconstructing the former Olds High School building will begin later this week, with the work expected to be completed by the beginning of May. The Municipal Planning Commission approved the permit for the work at its Feb. 17 meeting.

Service clubs in Olds combined to recently hand over $23,500 to the Mountain View Seniors' Housing Foundation to help pay for interior furnishings for the newly-renovated Mount View Lodge.

Olds town council received a presentation from Waste Management Inc. on Feb. 22 about the service they could offer to Olds residents if the firm is chosen to provide solid waste pickup to businesses and multi-family dwellings.

An open house regarding the potential building of an indoor activity centre in Bowden will be held on March 10 between 5 and 8:30 p.m. at the Friendship Centre.

Olds RCMP members worked extensive hours during the recent investigation into the Rexall Drug Store robbery, with three members working a combined 200 man-hours in the five days leading up to the arrest of the suspects.

With the expected completion of the Mount View Lodge only a few weeks away, the public was invited last week to take a tour of the new facility.