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Olds RCMP help find dangerous driver

Olds RCMP help find dangerous driver

Olds RCMP were among several police detachments who combined to arrest an allegedly impaired driver accused of driving dangerously including driving the wrong way on Highway 2A. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 16. At 12:16 p.m.
Retrieves items for Fort Mac fire victims

Retrieves items for Fort Mac fire victims

It was never about the stuff Paris Perry could find, the sentimental – sometimes valuable – mementoes buried under crumbled houses.
Dental building going into old high school site

Dental building going into old high school site

A local dentist is having a new building constructed on the site of the former Olds Junior-Senior High School, along Highway 27, just west of the new Cam Clark Ford location. Dr.
Pokémon Go hits local streets

Pokémon Go hits local streets

A new kind of Pokémania playing out in communities around the world has literally hit the streets of Olds.
Heavy equipment students still getting jobs despite the tough economy

Heavy equipment students still getting jobs despite the tough economy

An Olds College trades instructor says students in the heavy equipment program are still managing to get jobs, despite the downturn in the economy. “It's slower, for sure.
Traffic blitz leads to window tint hint

Traffic blitz leads to window tint hint

Of the 66 total tickets issued during an Olds RCMP-led traffic blitz along Highway 27 last week, half of them were for tinted windows. The RCMP's Cpl.
Canadian birthday tulip bulbs coming to Olds

Canadian birthday tulip bulbs coming to Olds

As part of Canada's 150th birthday celebration next year, a special strain of tulip bulbs has been created. It's white with red flames and when it blooms, it resembles the Canadian flag.
Student gardening group blossoms

Student gardening group blossoms

The Deer Meadow School gardening academy has blossomed as much as the plants it cares for.
Local MLA coy re: Jason Kenney

Local MLA coy re: Jason Kenney

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA and Wildrose Party house leader Nathan Cooper is coy on how he feels about the possibility of Calgary MP Jason Kenney winning the Alberta Progressive Conservative party leadership and trying to create one conservative pa
More than $8,000 in fines issued

More than $8,000 in fines issued

Last week's enforcement campaign took place from July 6-7 in partnership with the town's community peace officers.
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