Olds News

Election season is officially upon us, as Coun. Wade Bearchell announced last week that he won't run for mayor in the upcoming October municipal election, but will seek a third term on council.

The Town of Olds, Olds Communities in Bloom Committee and the Olds Historical Society are pleased to announce the continuation of the Olds Historical Signage Program that started in 2007.

Education Minister David Eggen says a chunk of the $16.4 million announced for dual credit post-secondary and high school programs will be coming to Olds College (OC) and Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD).

As of Friday, July 28, Interim United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Nathan Cooper, the MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, remained hopeful a Progressive Conservative (PC) holdout would join the new party.

BOWDEN ñ Coun. Earl Wilson is the second candidate to run for mayor in the Oct. 16 municipal election. He joins incumbent mayor Robb Stuart in that race. Earlier, Stuart announced plans to run for a third term as mayor.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper is the interim leader of the new United Conservative Party (UCP).

My experience in the Olds-Montreal French language exchange was great. In January, I received a form telling me about my exchange partner, and I was so excited. I was matched perfectly with my twin, MÈlodie ñ we started to text and we got along amazingly.

With the swinging of six golden shovels and the tipping of six cowboy hard hats, Sundial Growers has officially started construction on a $110-million cannabis growing operation in Olds.

Chinook's Edge School Division superintendent Kurt Sacher says he has not yet formally heard from the province about an idea he floated to look after Horizon School via a kind of integrated super ministry.

Acting Olds fire chief Scott Chant says there are good reasons local firefighters aren't out fighting the wildfires in B.C. However, he says that may yet happen. "I'd stay in touch," he said during an interview with the Albertan.