Olds News

A story in the Aug. 22 edition of the Albertan contained an error. A waffle brunch for the Boys & Girls Club of Olds & Area was hosted by the Ramada Olds as a fundraiser for the club. The Albertan regrets the error.

Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen met with about 30 people at the Olds Legion hall Wednesday (Aug. 23) for a 90-minute discussion of how proposed tax changes by the Liberal government could affect them.

Four of the six sitting councillors are now seeking re-election in October, with the announcement by Coun. Rudy Durieux last Friday (Aug. 25) that he will let his name stand for a second term.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and officials from his office have responded to a roundtable on proposed federal tax changes. Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen held that roundtable at the Olds Legion on Aug. 23. It attracted about 30 people.

When it comes to the Romeo and Juliet-inspired West Side Story musical, an Olds actor is making it easier to choose sides: he's playing both lead characters.

BOWDEN - Sandy Gamble is running for a fourth term on town council in the Oct. 16 municipal election. Gamble announced that intention during an interview with the Olds Albertan. "There's still lots to do," she says.

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce president Ben Stone is urging residents and business people to nominate businesses for the various categories within the annual business awards.

Coun. Debbie Bennett is now the third sitting councillor to put her name forward for re-election in the Oct. 16 municipal election.

A Mexican student who visited Olds as part of an English as a Second Language (ESL) program this summer says he's so impressed he may come here to live.

United Conservative Party leadership candidate Brian Jean says it's too early for him to worry about a strong position articulated by the U.S. trade representative in the opening day of talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).