Olds News

One local teacher who came out of retirement four years ago has been recognized for her hard work by being nominated for an excellence in teaching award.

Water rates for residents in the Town of Olds will be going up 23 cents per cubic metre to $2.54 per cubic metre while wastewater rates will be hiked $1.

The four Wild Rose riding candidates have weighed in on whether the nation's controversial long gun registry should be retained, abolished or examined further.

The process to begin redeveloping the uptown core through an Area Redevelopment Plan will be kicking off tonight with a public meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Olds Royal Canadian Legion.

Wild Rose Liberal candidate John Reilly, a retired judge, has apologized for comments he made on a Calgary radio show. In a one-on-one interview on QR77, Reilly cited an example of a case he said did not warrant a lengthy jail sentence.

Almost 1600 FortisAlberta customers in Didsbury and rural Olds lost power Saturday night due to a broken distribution line off Highway 2A, half a mile south of Olds.

The 2011 provincial budget and Alberta's future were the two featured topics of Ed Stelmach's speech during this year's Premier's Dinner.

Gary Mar, the latest entrant into the race to replace outgoing Premier Ed Stelmach, made a stop in Olds on Friday, meeting with members of town council as well as officials at Olds College during an informal gathering at the Land Sciences Centre.

A total of $6,300 was raised on Thursday during a dinner held to benefit the Olds Interact Club's designated two projects this year — the Fontaine Children's Charity Foundation and the UNESCO conference that will be held at the school in May.

With the 2011 federal election now in its third week, candidates running in the Wild Rose riding have laid out some of their post-election plans.