Olds News

The Olds Grizzlys will be bringing Dave ‘The Hammer' Schultz to town as part of the team's annual Vegas on the Prairies fun casino on Feb. 2, 2013. Schultz will be the keynote speaker at the annual event, which is used as a fundraiser for the team.

Five people have been charged with drug and other offences in relation to a search warrant executed on a residence in Silverthorne Close last Wednesday evening.

The tragic death of seven newborn kittens, discovered at the Didsbury landfill site in a garbage bin delivered from Olds, has prompted the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission to implement protocols for staff to ensure humane treatment

Town council granted the request of the Olds Grizzlys for reduced ice rates for the 2012-13 season and also granted the team's request that practice ice times be moved to better accommodate player schedules.

The town's chief administrative officer has been asked by council to research a request from Red Deer's mayor to support additional court facilities in Red Deer.

Construction on the Pomeroy Inn and Suites is going well, despite falling behind earlier in the season, the chain's project analyst of construction said last week.

For more than 25 years Grace Fletch has been the heart of Olds' annual Terry Fox Run. And while Fletch knows the past couple of years for the run have faced challenges she is adamant Olds' 32nd annual Terry Fox Run, slated for Sept.

The first annual Mud Run on Saturday at the Community Learning Campus was deemed a successful event, with about 700 people, some from as far away as Manitoba and the United States, coming to participate.

The Town of Olds will be proceeding with several rehabilitation projects after council ratified them at the body's August 29 meeting.

Town council passed an amendment to the Richardson Area Structure Plan last week, adding a 1.3-acre park in the southeast quarter section of the area known as the Highlands.