Olds News

The leadership hopefuls for the Alberta Progressive Conservatives will be at the Olds Legion on Thursday during the founding meeting for the new Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency.

About 25 Grade 9 students from Olds High School participated in a videoconference on March 1 focusing on how the education system can respond to the needs of students and prepare them for the future of work.

The Innisfail to Olds portion of the wastewater line to Red Deer is expected to begin construction sometime in late summer according to the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission.

Town council approved the purchase of a new aerial lift for use by the parks and facilities and operations departments last week. The town spent $59,386.27 on the machine. It had budgeted $70,000 for the machine in the 2011 budget.

A renewed sign bylaw was passed by town council last week, passing all three readings after a public hearing was held.

Two more places in Olds were designated as municipal historic resources last week at council's regular meeting. The two that were designated — the W.M. Craig house and Urban Rootz — bring the total number of designated structures in Olds to nine.

Olds town council directed the Olds Rapids Swim Club to approach local service clubs for funds before appearing at council again at the April 26 meeting. Representatives from the club appeared before council last week.

Employees of the Didsbury Dollar Store are beginning to relax after watching in disbelief as a silver Toyota Corolla drove through the shop's front doors stopping next to the register.

The Grade 4 class of Alana Robertson recently received a Sunlight Green Grant award for a play they created and three songs they wrote about recycling.

A 32-year-old Calgary man is headed to Didsbury court on April 4 following a single-vehicle collision about 32 kilometres east of Olds early in the morning on Feb. 19. RCMP responded to a call just prior to 3 a.m.