Olds News

Olds-based Westview Co-op plans to expand further into East Central Alberta by purchasing businesses in three locations in the Hanna and Consort areas.

The town is going all out to celebrate when the MNP torch relay for the Canada Winter Games comes through Olds on Jan. 31. The 2019 Canada Winter Games take place Feb. 15-March 3 in Red Deer. On Jan.

Police are continuing to investigate the case of a stolen truck found in Olds. It all began at about 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 9 when 2000 Dodge Ram was stolen from Napa Autopro – Innisfail 2020 Auto Service Ltd.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day were very quiet in Olds, according to Olds RCMP. Staff Sgt. Jim MacDonald says on New Year's Eve, Olds RCMP received only two "minor calls for service" between 5 p.m. and midnight.

Justice officials say an Olds man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail for alleged sex crimes against his then three-year-old daughter as well as making, publishing and distributing child pornography. The man was sentenced last month.

Two local residents — in conjunction with a Calgary artist — have completed a memorial to those affected by the Fort McMurray wildfire. The wildfire tore through Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016 and wasn't fully extinguished until Aug. 2 that year.

The Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has turned down a proposal by a developer and property owner to redevelop a house into four rental suites, saying in the commission's view, there weren't enough parking spaces, even though a planning official s

Marvell McAmmond and her husband were thrilled when two children came into their lives. But they soon became overwhelmed when their daughter, Dawsyn, 17, had her first seizure at six months of age.

Bowden mayor Robb Stuart says in 2019, the town will carry on with its efforts to lure business; efforts that bore fruit this year when a handful of businesses opened on the main street.

A fire that broke out in a workshop north of Olds just after Christmas remains under investigation, but the cause of the blaze is not deemed to be suspicious. The Olds Fire Department was called to the rural property on Highway 2A near Twp. Rd.