Olds News

Sundial Growers, one of three cannabis producing firms either already locating in Olds or planning to set up shop here, has named a chief commercial officer. He is Andrew Stordeur. His job will be to focus on sales and customer management.

Justice officials say an Olds man facing several sex-related charges is due back in Didsbury provincial court on April 9.

Four Olds and area women have been nominated for Women of Excellence awards for Central Alberta. They are Jody Carrington, Maureen Gustafson, Lucinda Watkins and Lisa Nicholson.

Following are the projects from Olds which received gold, silver or bronze medals or were otherwise recognized during the Mountain View Science and Technology Society's annual science fair, held March 3 at Olds High School.

The provincial government's carbon tax has failed to bring us any goodwill with energy and environmental critics, United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney told an audience in Olds.

BOWDEN – The Town of Bowden is reclaiming a big portion of its land. The province recently approved the annexation of 320 acres of land from Red Deer County that was previously owned by the town.

A Grade 7 École Deer Meadow School student has been named second runner-up and received a silver medal for an unusual science project – Revolutions of Embalming. It's a look at the history and art of embalming.

Members of the Rotary Club of Olds and the Olds Elks Lodge #100 got a chance last week to see first-hand what a bilirubinometer will do for infants in the community.

Olds town council has vetoed a request from the Olds Fashioned Christmas co-ordinating committee to provide $6,000 to help cover costs for fireworks.

A woman has been sentenced for stealing $150 worth of toys from a local church.