Olds News

Olds RCMP are investigating two incidents in which locks were cut off community mailboxes outside the community. The latest incident occurred on July 9. Olds RCMP received a report of locks being cut off a rural community mailbox on Rge. Rd. 10.

An Olds resident is facing 35 charges, mostly related to the possession of stolen property and the production and possession of counterfeit documents.

A 37-year-old Olds woman is due in Didsbury Provincial Court July 30 after a high-speed motorcycle chase and crash in Bowden that occurred July 11 at about 2 a.m. Police say the motorcycle was later determined to have been stolen in Calgary.

Town officials are looking into how best to fill the void for passengers and businesses now that Greyhound is pulling out of Olds, Mayor Mike Muzychka says. Greyhound Canada announced July 9 that, effective Oct.

It's going to be a busy summer in Olds for pavers as they complete about $2.4-million worth of paving projects in the community, authorized by the town. That includes engineering, geotechnical work and construction.

Both Seasons Retirement Communities in Olds -- Seasons Olds and Seasons Olds Encore -- have donated $2,000 each to the Mountain View Food Bank Society for a total of $4,000 to help tackle summer hunger. The donations were made on June 27.

BOWDEN - Town councillor Kerry Kelm has received complaints from citizens that street lights in the community don't provide enough light.

BOWDEN - Rain has set back a project to fix a water line leak in Bowden by a couple of days, town officials say. The leak is located right on Highway 2A near the old hotel.

Distracted driving appears to be a problem in Olds, according to RCMP. On July 4, Olds RCMP laid seven distracted driving charges in just under two hours during a "traffic enforcement operation" on Highway 27 in town.

BOWDEN - James Mason, Bowden's chief administrative officer (CAO) since March 1, 2016, is no longer employed by the town, officials say. Minutes provided to the Albertan during council's July 9 meeting confirm Mason’s departure from the position.