Olds News

Dr. Sinclair Cox put down his scalpel for the last time on July 30 when he finished his final surgery after 23 years and 10 months at the Olds Hospital and Care Centre. Cox had worked at the hospital since coming to Olds in 1989.

Although the town’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) has given him the green light, a developer who wants to expand a 48 Street building is unsure whether he’ll proceed because he feels the board imposed too many conditions

The Town of Olds will study amalgamating several different bylaws into one broad-based community standards bylaw. In an interview, Coun.

If you thought you saw some serious dirt during the World Plowing Championships, just wait until next month.

The contractor that will carry out upgrades on the interchange of highways 2 and 27 has advised Alberta Transportation that the project has been delayed by other work the company is currently doing.

Town council is awaiting further recommendations from the Olds Institute For Community and Regional Development regarding a Genuine Wealth Index report that was recently presented to council.

Rory Alan Jackson, accused of robbery and theft under $5,000 in relation to a robbery at the Olds TD Canada Trust on 50 Avenue on June 4, is scheduled to enter a plea during his next court appearance in Didsbury on Aug. 26.

Building a 60-metre-high telecommunications tower just 900 metres from the Olds Hospital and Care Centre in the path of incoming and outgoing medical transport helicopters would be a bad idea, an Imperial Drive resident said.

Based on submissions from a contest held earlier this year, Olds College has selected names for four beers it will begin brewing in September when the school's new teaching brewery opens.

Olds' network of paved trails was extended by two kilometres after the Richardson family completed work on trails as part of the development of the Highlands subdivision in the southwest section of town.