Olds News

When he was told the spruce tree he planted 18 years ago at the former site of Olds High School off of Highway 27 was going to be saved, Pierre Lambert was giddy. "That’s great.

The Olds Banner Pharmacaps plant will be sold to a Calgary-based supplements company. Patheon Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in North Carolina that bought Banner in December for $255 million US, announced on Sept.

Five Olds High School students brought back memorable experiences from the Canadian Student Leadership Conference in Montague, P.E.I. from September 15 to 21.

The Crown will appeal the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal to order a new trial for the man convicted of killing an Olds College student outside the Texas Mickey bar in October 2010.

After no raises for councillors in more than 10 years, Bowden council is turning to the public to determine if a bump is needed in the remuneration rates for councillors and the mayor. At its Sept.

After serving 15 years of a life sentence for the murder of an oil executive on his property northwest of Olds, Eifion Wyn (Wayne) Roberts has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada decided on Sept.

Nurses working at the Olds Hospital and Care Centre are planning to carry out an “information walk” on Oct. 4 to raise public awareness about a decrease in nursing hours at the hospital.

The Olds Albertan sat down with the trio of candidates running for mayor in this year's municipal election to give the community a better idea of who it will be voting for on Oct. 21 and what each candidate's plans are should they be elected.

What started out as a way to help fellow educators halfway around the world turned into a profound experience for one Olds High School teacher this past summer.

Sharing a passion for dancing and square dance music has been the key to Art and Hazel Johnston celebrating a long life together. The Mount View Lodge residents will mark 70 years together as a married couple on Oct. 6.