Olds News

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.

Olds is one step closer to reviving Citizens On Patrol (COP) in the community. COP is a group of local volunteers who agree to patrol the community to help the RCMP.

Some uptown Olds residents hunkered down in their basements Sunday night as police converged on a 51st Street home with guns drawn.

A member of the walking group, organized by the Peaks to Prairies Primary Care Network says she's healthier as a result of the experience. Welmoet Bols of rural Olds was one of the first members to join up when the group was created about a year ago.

Central Albertans tuned in with much anticipation to Sunday night's episode of Heartland where Torrington's Gopher Hole Museum got a national airing.

Thirteen Holy Trinity Catholic School students received awards such as prizes or scholarships as part of World Teacher Day.