Olds News

Nothing will keep people with developmental needs from enjoying a new playground once it opens in Olds this summer – including their age! The inclusive Ryan Boutwell Memorial Park, located right behind Horizon School, is designed for the specific nee

Members of the Olds Fire Department returned from battling the Fort McMurray wildfires this month and if you asked them to do it again, they would. They just hope they never have to. "You want to get up there and help them.

A garage sale organized by an Olds resident to help victims of the Fort McMurray and area wildfires was a great success, she says. Sue Smyth says the sale, held May 14, raised $300. Her plan is to donate that money to the Red Cross.

The Olds and District Chamber of Commerce (ODCC) raised just over $2,000 for Fort McMurray businesses affected by the wildfires during a luncheon last week.

As of late last week, nine families of Fort McMurray evacuees were staying at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites in Olds. “It's amazing actually.

A concert is being organized to raise money for victims of the Fort McMurray and area wildfires. It will take place June 4, 7 p.m. at the Olds Legion. “We're charging a fee of $10 a head and planning a silent auction.

A delegation at the May 16 policies and priorities committee meeting raised the question of what to do with the Deer Ridge Environmental Reserve.

Tasty Thai co-owner Garnet Greipl says a very positive review his restaurant received from CBC Calgary restaurant reviewer John Gilchrist is good for Olds as a whole.

In the May 10 edition of the Olds Albertan, the Page 1 story "Adult entertainment allowed at Texas Mickey," contained an error.

The Al Hussein family -- father Hatem, mother Hayat, and their children Mariam, 12, Mothana, 8, twins Nasayem, and Jawaher, 6, Dabbah, 5, Ahmad, 4, and Joumana, 7 months-- have arrived in Olds.