Olds News

So far, without even any building stats compiled for December, the total value of building projects in the town of Olds for 2014 is twice that in all of 2013.

Silent Santas got most of what they asked for from Bowden town council. In a letter to town council, Silent Santas co-chairperson Shannon Webb asked for $1,000, double the town's $500 contribution provided last year.

Town chief operating officer (COO) Doug Wagstaff got an earful about snow-clearing from members of the Uptowne Olds Committee (UOC). The discussion, held during a committee meeting last week, lasted about 16 minutes.

A $10,000 donation from RBC has allowed Olds College to be the second post-secondary institution in Canada to use BreathingRoom, a program designed to improve the mental health of students.

The first-ever Stuff The Bus event was a great success, organizers say. During the event, held this past Saturday, Dec.

Local musician Ryan Notely has written and performed a song for the Good4Olds challenge on the Anonymous Good website (anonymousgood.org). It's called Change The World. The video was performed at Bean Brokers by Cappuccino Bar in Olds Dean Owen.

Olds College board members don't see the plunging price of oil as a catastrophe. In fact, many see it as an opportunity to strengthen the college, the province, and encourage diversification for both.

Town officials and organizers of the Good4Olds challenge on the Anonymous Good website are promoting a new effort to bump up the number of postings on the site. It's called Feel Good Fridays.

During last week's town council meeting, councillors held a 32-minute discussion on how to deal with people who don't shovel their sidewalks.

Twenty-four hours before Kerry Towle made her stunning announcement on Nov. 24 that she was leaving the Opposition Wildrose party to join the governing Tories she quietly cleaned out her office at the legislature.