Olds News

Bill 6, the hotly contested act to protect farm workers, is a prime example of the provincial government's desire to push through legislation without proper consultation, according to Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper.

The 27-member Deer Meadow School Interact Club has some big plans for the Christmas season and beyond. For example, until Dec. 10, they're raising money via Habitat For Humanity Christmas catalogues. From Dec. 14 through Dec.

Olds Koinonia Christian School's drama production this week tells the story of a middle-aged man trying to out-manoeuvre his daughter's attempts to put him in a home.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper says the passing of fellow MLA Manmeet Bhullar has opened his eyes to the fragility of life and the importance of family. A memorial service for Bhullar, 35, was held Nov. 29 in Calgary. He was killed Nov.

Olds RCMP say police are stepping up Alberta checkstops to discourage and possibly arrest those who drink and drive this holiday season.

A John Deere tractor belonging to the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission was stolen after the Didsbury landfill was broken into during a weekend in late November.

Chinook's Edge School Division -- one of the largest rural school divisions in the province -- has many examples of staff who are related to one another.

People attending the second annual Olds and District Hospice Society Tree of Remembrance light-up ceremony received some comforting words from Pastor John Lentz of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Lentz quoted the Gospel of St.

Four vehicles were stolen in the Olds area and two in Bowden from Nov. 21 to Dec. 4, RCMP say. A Ram 1500 pickup was stolen from a home in the 6400 block of 53 Street in Olds. It was found a week later in Red Deer. On Nov.

Several Olds and area businesses have been hit by tire thieves in the last few weeks. One incident occurred just this past Monday.