Olds News

Upon hearing a sound "like frying bacon" at about 11:15 p.m. on May 8, Dusty Ackerman got out of bed to investigate.

The Town of Olds has issued a fire ban for the community effective May 8. The ban includes open fires, charcoal briquette barbecues, campfires, cooking fires, burning barrels and the discharge of fireworks.

It was when she found the door to her bedroom closed that Cindy knew something was wrong. “My heart just sank,” she said.

Although they were only runners-up in their campaign to win a free wedding through a contest focused on the theme of paying it forward , Jeannette Moore and Joseph Chambers of Olds collected more than 800 kilograms of food for the Mountain View Food

The town's Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding from the provincial government, which is primarily meant for infrastructure projects, has increased by about $100,000 in 2013 over 2012 to $1,718,764.

The Kiwanis Club of Olds is holding a garage sale on May 10 and 11 with the proceeds going towards the fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT).

The Town of Olds is asking residents to only dump grass clippings, leaves and garden waste in the 65 large green bins scattered on boulevards around town.

The Town of Olds will be spending up to $3,009,196 on street improvement projects in 2013 after council passed a motion on April 22 to allow for the work to take place later this year.

The Chic and Billy Miller Endowment Fund has awarded money to the Olds Lending Shelf and the Olds Historical Society this year.

Olds town council has recommended changes to the way Parkland Regional Library does its budgeting process after the town faced an additional $7,185 requisition amount for library services.