Olds News

The water droplets were just a little too much for Michael Atkinson, 3, as he played in the Olds Splash Park on Aug. 4. The park has been a popular spot for people of all ages to cool off this summer.

Bowden mayor Robb Stuart, left, looks on as Coun. Earl Wilson signs documents proclaiming him the town's deputy mayor.

The Bowden Institution has ended a lockdown instituted on July 26 and is now in normal operations, including allowing visits. The lockdown ended Aug. 2.

The breast cancer research fundraiser done on horseback, Wild Pink Yonder will make a stop in Olds on Aug. 23.

Count the Olds College Brewery among those eligible for money under the Alberta Government's new grant program for small beer producers. The Alberta Small Brewers Development Program, which began on Aug.

The Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has turned down an application by an Olds resident to run a vehicle repair business out of their garage, citing concerns about possible noise, pollution, parking issues, and potential lane blockage.

The Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has approved an application for a home-based business to make and ship silkscreened T-shirts. Brent Barkman applied for a permit to run the business out of a detached garage at 5218 Silverpark Close.

The value of building and development permits in Olds in June fell more than $1 million from the same month a year ago, but town development officer Carey Keleman sees room for optimism.

If you're having problems with your love life, a herbalist who gave a course at Olds College recently has a solution – lavender or rose petals – two plants that grow in or around Olds.

Olds RCMP revealed the cause of a two-vehicle crash last week that saw two people taken to hospital, one car flipped on its side and another on somebody's lawn on July 24.