Olds News

BOWDEN ñ Organizers hope to begin construction of a new community hall in Bowden June 1, according to project manager (and town councillor) Wayne Milaney. Milaney made that statement during council's May 8 meeting.

The percentage of seniors living in Olds nearly doubles that of the province, according to the second round of census data released by Statistics Canada on May 3. The total population in Olds increased by 11.

Two Calgary men face a total of 14 charges in relation to fraud and theft at Olds businesses. They're due in Didsbury provincial court on June 5 to face those charges.

The owner of an Olds liquor store hit three times by armed robbery says he's instituting new procedures to try to prevent any more such occurrences.

BOWDEN ñ In theory, there's no increase in Bowden taxes this year, but that doesn't mean some property owners won't see increases while others might actually see a decrease. That's the word from Bowden chief administrative officer James Mason.

Robert ìBobî Clark, who has served on the Olds College Board of Governors for eight years with three as chair, is stepping down. Clark, 80, says he's enjoyed his time on the board because he's had a connection with the college many times in his life.

The Olds Fire Department (OFD) raised the second-highest amount of money during the Firefighter Stair Climb challenge.

The Olds Institute's Community Lifestyles Committee nominated three local women for the Red Deer and District Community Foundation's 10th annual Women of Excellence awards.

The only regret that retiring Olds College board chair Bob Clark has is that an innovative collaboration between the province, the college and Sunterra to create a giant environmentally-friendly greenhouse operation on campus will likely occur after

Alberta Health Services representatives made their biannual presentation to town council last meeting (May 8), recapping hospital activity over the past year.