Olds News

The Olds Fire Department and RCMP responded to a gas leak at the intersection of 50 Avenue and 51 Street in uptowne Olds shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 5.The leak is located within the main street construction site.

A 36-year-old Olds man has pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving under the Traffic Safety Act in connection to an incident on March 18 where a pickup truck drove into two parked vehicles on 61 Avenue.

One company says it will be able to provide fast, quality Internet access to traditionally underserved rural areas in Canada and still make money.“It's sustainable. If it's not strategic and economic, then you don't have a business case.

The library is a centuries-old institution that has undergone radical change in recent years. Currently, people in Olds can have their say in what should become of it.

The population of Olds grew slightly this past year, according to final numbers found in a census the Town of Olds carried out earlier this year.

After a series of theft attempts and repeated vandalism, the Town of Bowden is making changes to the moneybox used to collect cash from people using the town's RV dumping station at the Bowden Heritage Rest Area.

O-NET has expanded its customer referral program that would see the community-owned Internet, television and telephone service provider donate money to local community groups.

Olds' Danielle Lappage won wrestling gold for Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 31.

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.

Jessica Christensen has been living with cancer for the last seven months and says she'll have to take medication for the rest of her life. So far, it's been a drain.