Olds News

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Richard Marz has decided to retire from public life after more than 30 years in both provincial and municipal politics.

The EOES C.A.R.E Club is closing in on its second year of existence having just finished its second-annual community garage sale in the parking lot of the Ecolé Olds Elementary School.

Town administration agreed to a request by a group of 18 neighbouring residents in Lake Ridge that their concerns with meat smoking being operated out of a residence there be responded to within 10 days of the group making the presentation.

The Olds RCMP will be targeting crosswalk enforcement as part of its annual performance plan this year. The move comes in response to consultation members have had with community members over the last year.

The two suspects charged in the Feb. 1 robbery of the Rexall Drug Store will be appearing in Didsbury Provincial Court July 7 for a preliminary hearing.

While most of the province remained under a fire ban last week, the threat in Olds was reduced by rainfall spurring officials to downgrade the town's ban last Thursday to allow fires in approved pits.

The Town of Olds has received a relaxation on its wastewater licence due to the regional line currently under construction.

Police and at least one firefighter from the area have been dispatched to protect and help save what's left of Slave Lake after wildfires ravaged the area last week.

Mountain View Credit Union is moving forward with a slightly altered plan for its new building at the corner of Highway 27 and 65 Avenue.

What began as a simple act of kindness by Donna Mirus quickly turned into an outpouring of community compassion for the people victimized by the Slave Lake forest fires.