Olds News

Town council has announced its selection for a new chief administrative officer (CAO), who will take over the position as of May 8.

Oldstoberfest -- the very unique combination of cowboys, traditional German garb, rodeo and biergarten - is coming back to Olds. It's scheduled to take place Sept. 15 and 16 at the Olds Regional Exhibition.

There's been a shuffle in the location of clothing donation bins around town, and some councillors are upset about how those changes were managed.

A former British policeman who now lives in Mountain View County says the attack by a terrorist in London last week proves it's time for all police in the United Kingdom (U.K.) to be armed.

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce president Ben Stone is encouraged by funding in the federal budget aimed at spurring high-tech jobs. He thinks Olds has worked hard to put itself in a position to benefit from that money.

Two local Grade 4 students have helped collect a haul of food donations after they decided to organize a food drive, which finished up last Thursday (March 23).

Some people -- including Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean -- have expressed concern the provincial government may call an early election to take advantage of the fact the Progressive Conservatives and Wildrose could split the vote, giving the NDP a c

The Town of Olds has begun the review process of its Municipal Development Plan (MDP), which was last updated in 2007. Council passed a motion to that effect during its regular meeting March 13.

BOWDEN - Mayor Robb Stuart is relieved that the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) remained intact in the provincial budget, because the town was hoping to get money from it to help fund work in the community.

The Olds High School leadership group is thrilled to have a chance to obtain more funding via the third annual Spring Fling fundraiser.