Olds News

The annual Christmas Light Up event and Santa Claus Parade is set for Saturday with a host of events in Centennial Park beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Olds residents wanting to go to Edmonton and Calgary via Greyhound service now have to wake up very early. Since Nov. 14, the bus leaves for Calgary at 4:20 a.m. and returns at 12:30 a.m., while the Edmonton bus leaves Olds at 2:05 a.m.

Both the Olds College men's and women's volleyball teams were crowned Alberta Colleges Athletic League champions in Three Hills over the weekend.

The tank that had stood outside the Olds legion since 1993 was replaced on Thursday with one that has ties to Olds.

Community support for the fourth annual Festival of Trees was outstanding again this year, organizers said. “We're very pleased.

Olds residents paid their respect to war veterans at the Ralph Klein Centre on Remembrance Day.

The Town of Bowden is looking to add a few more volunteers to round out its firefighting roster. Currently, there are 17 volunteers in the department, but chief Larry Werner said he would like to see about 25 people available for emergencies.

There were no last-minute walk-ons when the PC nomination deadline passed Saturday morning for candidates to replace Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Richard Marz in the next provincial election. The race to be decided Nov.

Three years after getting a fair trade committee, Olds can now boast of having 18 businesses and offices that sell or use fair-trade-certified products. “We are not pushing anyone to sell fair trade products.

The parent committee of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 185 Olds received a special award last week from provincial command recognizing the committee's efforts.