Olds News

This year's Super Six Team Roping event featured an all-female competition for the first time in its 17-year history.

By and large, most Uptowne businesses contacted by the Olds Albertan are OK with construction work underway in the area.In fact, most say they're pleasantly surprised with how quickly it's proceeding.

To Vince Richard Seymour, his father's military career during both world wars is a mystery.The elder Seymour – Vince – never told his son about the battles he fought or any other memories from war.

The projected total cost of the improvements to 50th Avenue between 50th and 52nd streets has risen from about $1.4 millon to about $1.5 millon, according to two Olds town officials.

Olds has an arrangement with Shunda Consulting and Construction Management Ltd. that allows the company to keep building materials on a portion of town-owned land while construction is underway on Olds College's Centennial Village residence.

Drivers should be able to resume parking along 50th Avenue from 50th to 51st streets by this week, now that new sewer and water services have been installed there, Olds town officials say.

Olds town officials are pleased with the way a gas leak that occurred Uptowne was handled.The leak occurred Aug. 5 at the intersection of 50 Avenue and 51 Street as an excavator was digging during construction in the area.

A draft version of the town's proposed community standards bylaw will be presented to council at its policies and priorities meeting on Aug. 18.

Crews have found the source of a gas leak which occurred Aug. 5 at the intersection of 50 Avenue and 51 Street in uptowne Olds.The leak was reported shortly before 11 a.m. Aug. 5. RCMP, the Olds Fire Department and ATCO Gas employees responded.

A water line rupture at the intersection of 51 Avenue and 51 Street on the morning of July 31 was repaired in roughly three hours with minimal disruptions to water service in the area.