Olds News

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike mandate expires Aug. 25 casting a shadow over negotiations with Canada Post Corporation for a new mail carriers contract. “Canada Post is trying to wait us out,” said union president Mike Palecek.

A total of $10,000 worth of eyewear was stolen from the Olds Eyecare Clinic over the weekend, according to Olds RCMP. Const. Kurtis Milbrandt said an employee came into work on Aug. 22 and found that the office had been rummaged through.

Gathered around a small table in the corner of Olds' Cocoa Tree Bake Shoppe, they represented the complete journey of a coffee bean, from plantation to cup. Except in this case, all had reaped their fair share from the crop.

Both the number and value of building permits issued in Olds last month were up significantly over July last year.

The Olds High School Grade 10 class of 1941-42 held its annual reunion on July 21 at Smitty's Restaurant in Olds. In the fall of 1942, 34 former Grade 10 students enrolled to continue their education in Grade 11 at Olds High School.

Eighteen-year-old Larissa Price, an up-and-coming rider in the cutting horse world, now lives in Walnut Grove, B.C. But she grew up and honed her horsemanship abilities here in Central Alberta.

If you had been around Olds High School this year, there's a good chance you caught a bit of Second Hand High.

The Mayfair Cinema has partnered with O-NET to host an Olympic viewing party on Aug. 18, when hometown hero Danielle Lappage competes in 63-kilogram freestyle women's wrestling. Wrestling coverage starts at 7 a.m.

The story “Fundraiser for boy with cancer” in the Aug. 9 issue of the Olds Albertan should have stated that a snack table will be part of the fundraiser, not a dinner. We apologize for the error.

A Bowden man is in custody facing 10 serious Criminal Code charges following a domestic assault in Penhold that included knife-wielding threats and a subsequent police pursuit ending with the suspect crashing into a moving CP train.