Olds News

The Mountain View Seniors' Housing Foundation is looking for more volunteers to help with its fundraising activities.

Olds Elementary School is participating in a pilot project designed to help teachers tailor their lessons to each individual student to better help them learn. The project was begun in November and runs until the end of June.

Olds RCMP are continuing to investigate an armed robbery of the Rexall Drug Store at about 5:55 p.m. on Feb. 1.

The announced resignation of Premier Ed Stelmach poses uncertainty for the Town of Olds, according to Mayor Judy Dahl.

One local teacher has taken a different approach to helping students overcome their learning difficulties by partnering them with a dog and dog owner to practise their reading skills.

A group of provincial cabinet ministers will be coming to Olds on Feb. 9 as part of a tour winding its way through various communities throughout the province.

Olds town council approved a motion to spend $108,900 on a new snow blower to replace a model that is 30 years old and frequently needed repairs.

One of the volunteers for a reading program at Olds Elementary School thinks it benefits both students and the canines that help out.

Town council will be looking to amend the cemetery bylaw later this month after passing a resolution at the Jan. 24 meeting to direct administration to amend the definitions of resident and non-resident in the bylaw.

Olds town council passed a resolution at its Jan. 24 meeting to create a letter of support policy that outlines criteria organizations must follow in order for the town to support various requests.