Olds News

Rural Olds resident Zachery Latimer won a bronze medal and set two Alberta records in his age and weight class during the Canadian Junior National Olympic-style Weightlifting Championships.

The provincial government's carbon tax could cost the Town of Olds about $28,800. That's the estimate provided by interim chief administrative officer Rick McDonald and the town's chief financial officer Garth Lucas.

A man charged in connection with an incident in which a bullet was fired through a home and into a Bowden apartment building is due back in court late next month.

The Town of Olds will receive some of the money it applied for from the federal government for projects to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday this year.

BOWDEN - Town councillors are calling on the provincial government to fund a comprehensive analysis of the rest stop along Highway 2 (also known as the QE II). Council passed a motion to that effect last week at the suggestion of Coun. Wayne Milaney.

Families with children five and under will want to drop by Olds Municipal Library as it hosts the Alberta Prairie C.O.W. (Classroom on Wheels) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27.

The Uptowne Olds committee has hired a new coordinator to replace Debbie Ohlhausen, who is moving to Prince Edward Island this spring.

The economy in Central Alberta seems to be turning around; employers are hiring again, according to Nicole Lorrain, a workforce consultant with Alberta Labour.

The cause of a fire that consumed a truck in Olds on Jan. 14 is under investigation. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene, in the 4200 block of 47th Avenue, near CLS (Central Logistic Solutions) north of the UFA facility, at 4:20 p.m. that day.

A federal-provincial job training program is underutilized, even though virtually every business is eligible for it, an Alberta Labour official told the Olds & District Chamber of Commerce.