Olds News

Plans are progressing to have a stone sculpture created by an international artist anchor Olds' newest outdoor attraction to be unveiled this spring. Town staff laid the groundwork for the Cornerstone Art Commons earlier this fall.

A two per cent property tax increase is under consideration to help balance the Town of Olds' proposed 2018 operating budget of more than $28 million. Council will review another draft of the budget at its Dec. 11 meeting.

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Throngs of people gathered around Centennial Park Saturday for the annual Olds Fashioned Christmas Light Up event.

The talent of the Olds Community Chorus has attracted the attention of a concert producer in New York. Chorus president Derek Lewis was contacted recently by a representative of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY).

Country musician Dustin Farr will be cheering on his fellow Project Wild competitors later this month when the order of the top three artists are announced. "I was hoping to make it to the top three but I didn't.

A walking group to improve residents' fitness has just celebrated its first anniversary. The group was created last November by members of the Peaks to Prairies Primary Care Network (PPPCN).

A short film made by a former Olds resident and his partner was one of the finalists in the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Sunrise Village and Sunrise Village Encore in Olds paid tribute to war veterans last week. On Friday, Sunrise Village Encore staff welcomed Olds legion veterans to view 300 paper poppies "planted" in the gardens of the home.

A Bowden Institution inmate has died while in custody. Emergency services were called on Nov. 11 and arrived at the minimum and medium security prison at approximately 10 a.m., according to Correctional Service Canada.