Olds News

If you miss Olds' annual Christmas village this time of year, a new public art project coming to Centennial Park might bring some comfort during those long, hot summer months.

A study to address long-standing problems with water loss says discrepancies between water bought by the town and the amount being billed to residents and businesses for what is used costs the town some $400,000 each year.

Olds RCMP were scrambling during the last week of May. They received about 100 calls for service, well up from their regular volume of 60 to 70 calls a week. Cpl. Michael Black is unsure why they received so many calls that week, but he has a theory.

Members of the Olds Health Care Fundraising Committee (OHCFC) recognize their goal of raising $300,000 may seem like a daunting one, but they say it's necessary to ensure Olds and area get the health care they need and deserve.

A year ago Danielle Lappage was preparing for the Olympics. This year she's preparing for law school.

Incoming Olds College president Stuart Cullum says it's too early to say if his current role ñ chief innovation officer ñ will continue after he takes his new office July 1.

Even church property isn't immune from thieves. Olds RCMP say between May 14 and May 17 someone broke into two sheds on the property of St. Stephen's Catholic Church. A Honda mower was taken.

If anyone wondered what impact Dot Negropontes had on the community of Olds, they only needed to attend the celebration of her life, held May 25 at the Community Learning Campus (CLC), one of the legacies she left behind.

Olds College has announced the appointment of its current chief innovation officer, Stuart Cullum, as the new president and chief executive officer. Cullum succeeds Tom Thompson, who has served as president and CEO since 2001.

Despite opposition from Olds High School and Chinook's Edge School Division, an application to rezone three lots from Light Industrial to Direct Control 7 was given successful second and third readings at last week's town council meeting (May 23).