Olds News

The man accused of robbing the Olds TD Canada Trust bank not once, but twice in the last seven months, appeared in Didsbury court on Jan. 29 for a bail hearing that has again been put over.

Bowden council approved a pair of five-year contracts on Jan. 13 for the electricity and natural gas used for town-owned buildings and infrastructure.

A debate about proposed changes to the Elks of Canada's principles, dress code and rituals broke out during the visit of the organization's provincial president to the Olds Elks Hall on Jan. 21.

Same bank, same suspect, almost the same crime. The Olds Albertan has learned that the man arrested and charged in connection to an armed robbery at the TD Canada Trust bank on Jan. 24 is the same person charged with robbing the same bank in June .

Town officials will hold a meeting with utility account holders in the community in the near future to try to limit the amount of money owed to the town from overdue accounts.

A $5,368 bill from Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) for railway crossing maintenance has caught the Town of Bowden off guard.

Courtney Schafer is slowly adjusting to learning a new language and the customs of a foreign country. The Olds High School graduate is on a one-year Rotary youth exchange program in the south of Belgium.

The value of building permits issued in the Town of Olds decreased by 59 per cent in 2013 compared to 2012.

The Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development set aside $30,000 from a surplus the organization accumulated in 2013 to go toward recruiting physicians this year.

Snow loads on town-owned buildings are within acceptable levels following checks conducted by town staff.