Olds News

Olds is a good place to grow hemp, a variety of cannabis, which can be used to create many useful products, a speaker says. That was the message from Jan Slaski, a principal researcher of plant sciences for Innotech Alberta.

Two influential projects through Alberta Health Services (AHS) are making a difference for students in Chinook’s Edge School Division.

BOWDEN -- Likely no one was happier to see town council choose a new chief administrative officer than Jacqui Molyneux, the town's chief financial officer (CFO). Council formally chose Greg Skotheim for that post during its March 25 meeting.

BOWDEN -- Bowden has a new chief administrative officer (CAO). He is Greg Skotheim, currently manager of public works and infrastructure with the Town of Didsbury. Council ratified Skotheim's appointment during its March 25 town council meeting.

A six-year-old girl's letter after a stay at an Olds hotel has changed the way that hotel chain deals with plastic cups, cutlery and dishes.

Four Olds residents have been nominated for the 12th annual Red Deer & District Community Foundation’s Women of Excellence awards.

BOWDEN -- Town councillors have finalized Bowden's 2019 budget. The balanced budget calls for operating costs and expenditures each totalling $3,133,312.42.

An Olds family has experienced both sides of organ donation and they're urging Canadians to make their wishes known if they want to donate theirs.

For 51 years, Linda Bell has been playing April Fool's Day pranks on her husband Dave, and every year he falls for them. This year was no exception. Monday's prank was pretty simple. Dave had parked his truck in front of St.

Women have a purpose: to make the world better by serving others, and by doing so, they'll find joy, according to local psychologist Jody Carrington. Carrington delivered that message during a packed keynote speech in the Alumni Centre on March 16.