Olds News

If you represent a charity or organization looking to raise funds and you haven't yet applied to organizers of the second annual Spring Fling, you've still got a bit of time. The deadline for applications is this Friday, Jan. 15.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is adding new resources in the Central zone to help free up ambulances to respond to emergencies. AHS has signed an agreement with Associated Ambulance to provide non-ambulance transport (NAT) service, which began Jan.

The Inter-municipal Cooperation Master Agreement was scheduled to be presented for council approval yesterday afternoon. If passed, the Town of Olds and Mountain View County would next hold a joint council meeting on Jan. 25 to sign the document.

Assessments could rise by one per cent in the next year or two, Mayor Judy Dahl says. Dahl made that statement during an interview with the Albertan.

Eighty-one customers in Olds were hit with an emergency power outage Dec. 29 after a garbage truck hit a power pole in a back alley. Customers affected were located between 48 Street and 49 Street.

Nu2U, the town-owned thrift store in Olds, is urging people not to forget them just because the Christmas season is winding down. Nu2U supervisor Barb Adair says from January through spring, the need for donations is greater than ever.

Olds town administration presented the policies and priorities committee with $2.4 million in proposed cuts from the original 2016 capital budget during its meeting on Dec. 21.

As he goes into his first full year as Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA, Nathan Cooper says he feels the “weight of responsibility” of the job.

The Mountain View Food Bank has 500 extra dollars in its kitty thanks to a donation from the Co-operators (Mountainview Insurance Ltd.).

Olds RCMP are seeing a spike in mental health-related calls, likely due to the current tough economy, according to Olds RCMP commanding officer Staff Sgt. Joe Sangster. Sangster made that comment during a visit with Bowden town council.