Olds News

The Town of Bowden is formally applying to the provincial government's Municipal Government Board for approval to add a big swath of land southwest of the town into its borders.

Assault charges have been laid in an incident that Olds RCMP are describing as "road rage." Cpl.

A decade-old franchise agreement for commercial solid waste disposal in Olds has ended, after a motion in council passed last Monday (March 13).

Olds town council has received an application to expand an existing medical marijuana facility development that was approved in 2016.

The Alberta Government released its 2017 budget yesterday afternoon, with specific highlights for major urban areas, including new schools and hospitals in Calgary and Edmonton.

The Olds Fire Department is closer to obtaining an updated radio system for emergency personnel.

A speaker at an event in Olds says slavery - including sexual slavery - has hit "unprecedented levels." "(There are) more slaves than ever before in history.

BOWDEN - Paterson Grain is all in for a springtime build in Bowden. All the regulatory approvals are done, deals are signed, land is purchased and the shovels will soon be in the ground. "We are full steam ahead.

Olds-area parents of a three-year-old girl who could have died from a seizure are praising the help they received from doctors and staff at Olds Hospital and Care Centre, and in Calgary. Paul Hildebrand says Edyn is doing "fantastically well" now.

A member of the 185 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Olds has received the gold Duke of Edinburgh's award - the highest level available in the award.