Olds News

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce president Stephen Dodwell says the feedback he's received from businesses about the Tour of Alberta bike race leg that ended in Olds Sept. 2 has been positive overall, with a few frustrations expressed.

The Yuk Yuks stand-up comedy tour is coming to Olds this Saturday, Sept. 24, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The Terry Fox Run in Olds raised close to double the amount of money for cancer research from last year and saw triple the number of participants, according to organizers.

During a visit to Olds, Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney said he's confident the PCs and Wildrose Party – along with people from other parties – can unite to form one big party to oppose the governing NDP.

Thefts in Olds are likely up a bit as a result of the current economic downturn, but robberies are basically on par with previous years, RCMP say. "I'm going to say that they're probably up a little bit," Olds RCMP Cpl.

Bowden town council has effectively turned down a request to reserve a parking spot at the front of the Igloo for arena staff. A motion passed by council does not officially say “no” to the proposal.

Town of Olds chief administrative officer (CAO) Norm McInnis is about to become the CAO in Fernie, B.C. McInnis has held the top position in the town's public service for eight years. His last day on the job will be Oct. 28.

Council has committed money to Centennial Park improvements as it awaits a decision on one of its Canada 150 grant applications.

In the Aug. 16 edition of the Albertan, the story titled "Second Hand High kept busy" should have stated that the name of the band was lead singer Russell Rabchak's idea.

Olds College has received $1.75 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to develop a new state-of-the-art research facility.