Olds News

Olds RCMP Cpl. Courtney Harding is happy to be back in the general area where she grew up. Harding joined Olds RCMP a few months ago. Her previous post was in Hinton, where she served for four years.

BOWDEN - On behalf of himself and a couple of citizens, Coun. Kerry Kelm raised safety concerns about the intersection of 20th Avenue and 22nd Street in Bowden during a recent town council meeting.

For the second year in a row, rural Olds resident and musician Dustin Farr and his wife Jody are organizing a produce food drive. The event, called the Rural Roots Harvest Food Drive, will be held in conjunction with the Olds Farmer's Market Sept.

Thirty-two businesses, organizations or individuals have been nominated for business awards, organized by the Olds & District Chamber of Commerce.

Olds’ best students shared in a record $149,200 in scholarships — up from last year’s $123,000 -- Sept. 14, at the Olds High School awards night, held at the TransCanada Theatre in Olds.

Olds will likely not have any cannabis retail stores open in time for the legalization of cannabis on Oct. 17 due to a split vote on one of two bylaws to regulate the product in town.

Although the new school year has been underway for a while now, some drivers don't seem to have gotten the message to obey speed limits in school zones.

Citizens On Patrol (COP) and Olds RCMP combined to cut crime in town, according to COP past-president Vince Clarke. However, he says precise stats won't be available until later.

An all-day conference on suicide and depression, held for the third straight year in Olds, was the best yet, according to Andrea Hawiuk, who organized it with help from a few others. "It was 100 per cent. I mean, over 100 per cent.

Seventy-seven Olds & District Chamber of Commerce customer service award nominations were received for 17 different businesses this year, a possible record, according to Business Awards Committee chair Murray Elliott.