Olds News

Olds firefighters and EMS workers remove Emma Legris from a vehicle during the simulation. Emma Legris is transported to an ambulance during the simulation. Olds firefighters move Tyler Weston to a body bag during the simulation.

Twenty-seven men came into the Man Van at Olds College May 4 to get tested for possible prostate cancer. That's down from Christmas when 40 men dropped by for the test, but Man Van program manager Ken Rabb says he's still happy with the turnout.

Olds RCMP are asking for your help to solve a single-vehicle hit and run case which caused damage to between 10 and 15 feet of a local property owner's fence. The collision occurred at about 1:40 a.m. on May 8 in the 400 block of Silverthorn Close.

Crews at accident scenes frequently encounter some pretty horrible situations, including the need to work alongside dead bodies. That's a lot to deal with, so as a result, some workers can suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Fifteen members of the Olds Fire Department (OFD) participated in the annual Firefighters Stair Climb Challenge in Calgary on May 5 and did well -- some broke their previous climb times and the group as a whole raised far more money for a cancer grou

Motorists on busy thoroughfares like Highway 2 need to slow down so emergency responders working at accident scenes can do their jobs and save lives, Olds fire Chief Justin Andrew says.

Accident scenes — especially when spotted on major roadways like the QE II — can be compelling for people driving by, so many will take photos with their cellphones.

A mock two-vehicle collision was staged May 1 in the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first stage of an event set up annually by a team under the P.A.R.T.Y.

Some spruce trees at the southern end of the Bowden Cemetery don't appear to have made it through the winter. Coun. Wayne Milaney, a member of the Bowden and District Cemetery Association (BDCA), made that announcement during a council meeting.

École Olds High School Grade 10 students say a presentation about the dangers of drugs really hit home for them. Yvonne Clark's presentation, “Nope to Dope” was part of the annual P.A.R.T.Y.