Olds News

A Bowden Institution inmate has been charged by the Calgary Police Service's Sex Crimes Unit in connection with an assault that occurred 20 years ago.

With two businesses in Olds now holding permits for medical marijuana facilities, there are questions about the new industry.The Albertan spoke with some of the players in our area, to piece together a bigger picture of what's going on.

The Olds Regional Exhibition has a new slate of directors.

A cutline (caption) inside a photo on the front page of the June 27 edition of the Albertan contained an error. The child hitting the water balloon is Jameson Clattenburg. The Albertan regrets the error.

BOWDEN ñ With strong indications the town may be heading towards renewed prosperity, Mayor Robb Stuart is going for his third term as mayor.

The council chambers were filled with ceremonial blues last week (June 26) as local firefighters received awards for their years of service with the Olds Fire Department.

Construction on the first of two Habitat for Humanity Mountain View duplexes to be built in east Olds is expected to begin in late July or early August and be completed by Christmas or sooner, officials say.

An exhibition of art created by First Nations artists is now on display at the Olds Municipal Library.

The Everything Olds Information and Entrepreneurship Centre was officially opened June 22.