Olds News

The Olds and area Men's Wooden Bat Slow-Pitch league comprised of nine teams from the Olds area is donating $1,400 to KidSport. The money was raised in the league's third annual Darren Laveck Memorial Tournament, held June 4 and 5 at Westward Ho.

Olds RCMP are investigating a series of thefts that occurred sometime during the night on July 23, which began with a break and enter on a property east of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, where a Honda quad was stolen.

A public hearing date of Aug. 22 has been set to hear proposed amendments to the Chinook Meadows Area Structure Plan.

Three months after a nearby stormwater retention pond flooded basements and forced residents from their homes, former residents of Braeburn Estates have reoccupied six units.

Jason Dewling has been hired to take on the role of vice-president of academic and research at Olds College. His position will begin on July 4. Dewling will oversee all six schools as well as all research that is undertaken at Olds College.

A Carstairs man is the first to publicly announce his intentions of running for the position of Didsbury-Olds-Three Hills MLA, once vacated by Richard Marz.

A total of $5,500 was raised over the last month between the two businesses for their respective charities, but Shoppers Drug Mart came out on top, raising $3,700 for Weekend to End Women's Cancers, with Home Hardware raising a respectable $1,800 for

Saturday afternoon the Community Learning Campus (CLC) Health and Wellness Centre celebrated its first anniversary with a barbecue, a 500-metre swim and a 3-kilometre run around the college grounds.

The Municipal Planning Commission granted approval to S.Y. & S. Restaurant Ltd for a development permit to construct a restaurant at 5509 and 5513 46 Street in Olds. The decision was made at the commission's meeting on June 16.

The Olds Elementary School Care Club recently reached — and surpassed — its goal of raising $15,000 to build a school in India.