Olds News

Olds RCMP are asking for your help to catch two men who tried to steal or break into an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Bowden Reddi Mart. Cpl. Michael Black says the attempt was made on May 2 at about 4:15 a.m.

The second annual PUG (Pick Up Garbage) Day takes place this Friday, (May 12) from 1 to 3 p.m., although residents are welcome to get a head start Thursday evening if they wish. Plans call for a celebration barbecue to follow at around 4 p.m.

BOWDEN ñ Town council is mulling over a suggestion from the Friendship Centre Club that the town sell the land the building sits on ñ preferably for a dollar.

Olds is looking for a new fire chief. Lorne Thompson, who held the job for 13 years, is no longer employed by the town. ìWe have decided to go in a new management direction and as a result, Mr.

Olds town council gave first, second and final reading to this year's tax rate bylaw last week, approving the proposed 1.5 per cent increase to accommodate future budget expenditures.

The countdown is on for the second annual Olds Beer Festival, which will not only be serving up local brew samples, but will also feature wines and spirits at this year's edition.

A quarterly municipal enforcement report showed 620 municipal enforcement occurrences since January of this year, with 209 of those resulting in tickets being issued, and $1,993 in fines collected.

On May 7, members of the Olds Fire Department (OFD) will be participating in the Firefighter Stair Climb challenge ñ climbing up all 1,204 steps of the Bow building in Calgary, said to be among Western Canada's tallest buildings and the highest-eleva

Olds Rural Crime Watch secretary-treasurer Judy Schlichenmayer says a scam has been making the rounds involving people claiming to be from Canada Post.

A story in the May 2 edition of the Olds Albertan headlined Tax rate increase approved, contained an error. The 2017 total for non-residents ñ that is commercial enterprises ñ is $11.51; $10.50 for vacant residential lots; and $8.