Olds News

A pair of Deer Meadow students are planning an event where students will take pledges to stay up all night in support of Wounded Warriors Canada.

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce president Stephen Dodwell says it's too early to know what impact US president-elect Donald Trump will have on this community and Canada in general.

All is set for the annual Midnight Madness promotion in Uptowne Olds this Friday, Nov. 18. Members of the Uptowne Old committee finalized the details during a meeting in town council chambers this past Wednesday. The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m.

O-NET -- the locally-owned Internet service – and its sister entity, Olds Connected Community – could gain more business as a result of a convention attended by Olds Institute (OI) executive director Mitch Thompson.

A group of local singers and musicians who raised nearly $4,000 for Fort McMurray wildfire victims are at it again – this time for the Christmas Angels. Musicians from Olds, Bowden, Sundre and Carstairs are getting together Nov.

There's a new warden at the Bowden penitentiary. Tracey Farmer was officially installed in his new post during a change of command ceremony on Nov. 7.

Some businesses in Olds and area have received what the Better Business Bureau (BBB) calls “high-pressure phone calls” and frequent emails from a company urging business owners to make immediate changes to comply with new federal WHIMIS legislation.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, a major offensive by Allied Forces that became synonymous with the carnage of the First World War. From July 1 to Nov.

It's been about two months since up to 500 pounds of vegetables were illegally harvested from the horticulture program's garden in September.

A world of opportunity has opened up for Christian Payuyo since he moved to Olds from the Philippines three years ago.