Olds News

Holy Trinity Catholic School in Olds will be receiving two new modular classrooms (otherwise known as portables) for the 2018-19 school year.

Terra Life Sciences Inc., which operates Olds SoftGels here in town, has closed a $46-million deal to expand the company’s medical cannabis capabilities.

Horizon School was evacuated for about an hour this past Wednesday after a compress bag was accidentally heated too long in a microwave, spreading fumes in the building.

A property owner in the county came home to find two dead calves in a snowbank at his home -- apparently as a result of a friend plowing the driveway for him. Olds RCMP received the call earlier this month.

Sundial Growers Ltd., which is developing one of three marijuana production facilities in Olds, has announced a new strategic partnership with Plantbiosis Ltd.

Ryan McBeath will receive a diploma despite having passed away, Education Minister David Eggen says.

Mayor Mike Muzychka says overall, the provincial budget is "positive from the Town of Olds' perspective." The budget was brought down Thursday in Edmonton by Finance Minister Joe Ceci.

The Ralph Klein Centre was packed Wednesday, March 21 as about 1,000 people attended a celebration of life for Olds resident Ryan McBeath.

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce president Ben Stone sees one positive aspect of the provincial budget, brought down last week: the government has decided to keep the Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program.

RCMP say their Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team (SACRT) has made great progress in Olds and area since its formation.