Local News
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United We Roll Convoy Returning Home After Having Its Message Heard In Ottawa
The United We Roll Convoy is returning to Alberta. Lead organizer Glen Carritt says their display was about showing support for getting new oil pipelines built, plus opposition to the federal carbon tax as well as new rules for oil transportation.
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Carstairs Heritage Centre Concert Series Presents Tim Hus
Alberta based country singer Tim Hus is coming to Carstairs as part of the Heritage Centre's concert series.
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Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre Annual Fundraising Banquet
Mark March 7th on the caldendar and save the date for the annual fundraising banquet for the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre.
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Local Women, Unite Presents International Women's Day
Local Women, Unite presents an International Women's Day event next month in Olds. The agenda for the evening includes live music, a collaborative fashion show, a late night local vendor market, door prizes, and more.
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Olds Grizzlys 2019 Awards Banquet
Duncan Hughes and Noah Kiemel have been named the co-winners of the Top Community Player of the Year award for the Olds Grizzlys.
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Olds High School Interact Club's 9th Annual Fundraising Banquet
The OHS Interact Club's fundraising banquet is on Tueday, March 12th with the doors opening at 5:30 at Olds High School.
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Olds RCMP - 2 Arrests Made Following Break & Enter At Fortis Industrial Yard
Two male suspects have been arrested by Olds RCMP after a break & enter to the Fortis industrial yard on 49th Avenue.
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Olds Chamber - AGM Coming Up In March
On March 13th at noon the Olds & District Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual general meeting at the Olds Royal Canadian Legion.
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Olds RCMP - February 12-19 Weekly Happenings
Corporal Courtney Harding of the Olds RCMP detachment reports that they received 69 calls for service between February 12-19. She notes that is about half as many as they would normally receive in a week.
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Town of Olds Fire Department - Rural Structure Fire North Of Olds On Range Road 1.4
On Saturday, February 16th at 06:15, the Olds Fire Department was dispatched to a reported rural structure fire north of Olds on Range Road 1.4.
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Winners From 2019 Olds Farmers & Farmerettes Bonspiel, Torrington Oilmen's Bonspiel
A pair of big local curling events concluded during the Family Day long weekend with the annual Olds Farmers & Farmerettes action at the Olds Curling Club and the Torrington Curling Club hosting the 2019 Torrington Oilmen's Bonspiel.
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2019 Canada Winter Games Hall Of Honour Celebration
The 2019 edition of the Canada Winter Games is taking place in Red Deer and it is the biggest event for Alberta since the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. The games start on Friday, February 15th with the sold out "Celebration of Moments" opening ceremony at the Enmax Centrium.
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Caden Switzer Scores Twice As MV Colts Take Game 1 From Ponoka
The Mountain View Colts began their 2019 Heritage Junior Hockey League playoff run by firing 54 shots at the Ponoka net on Wednesday, February 13th in Didsbury.
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Matthew Kasowski Makes Courageous Return To Olds Grizzlys Line-up
Matthew Kasowski returned to the Olds Grizzlys line-up last week after missing the past 24 Alberta Junior Hockey League games. The 19 year old defenceman from St. Albert had suffered a scary injury when during a practice last November 21st he broke a vertebrae in his neck.
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Mountain View County To Fund Up To $1 Million Towards Rotary Athletic Park Of Olds
Mountain View County council has approved funding of up to $1-million dollars based on community donations received toward the construction of the Rotary Athletic Park of Olds.
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Rocky Mountain House RCMP - Seek To Identify Suspicious Vehicle
A suspicious interaction at Pioneer Middle School was reported to Rocky Mountain House RCMP during the afternoon of Wednesday, February 13th.
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2019 Sundre Winterfest
There is a Winterfest at the Sundre Pioneer Museum during the family day weekend.
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Sundre RCMP - James River Bridge Store Falls Prey To Thieves
Sundre RCMP say several bottles of liquor and cigarettes were taken from the James River Bridge Store during the early morning hours of Thursday, February 14th. A trailer on the property also had several power tools taken from it.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Unite To Press For Action On Energy Resources
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on all local chambers and business associations to take action on Bill C-69 in order to get the nation's energy resources to international markets. Olds Chamber President Ben Stone says the best way for the business community and residents to get involved is to write letters.
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Listen To MV Colts Start Their 2019 Playoff Run On 96.5 CKFM
Game 1 of the Colts best of three opening round HJHL series with the Ponoka Stampeders can be heard live on 96.5 CKFM on Wednesday, February 13th at 8pm from the Didsbury Memorial Complex.
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2nd Annual Dot's Day - Empowerment & Wellness Conference For Women
Visit www.dotsday.ca for tickets to an Empowerment & Wellness Conference open to women ages 10 to 100. Dot's Day is slated for Saturday, March 16th at the Community Learning Campus in Olds.
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Olds Grizzlys Year-End Banquet & Fun Casino Night
Player awards, dinner, a fun casino, entertainment, a silent auction and more will all be part of a big event coming up on Friday, February 15th for the Olds Grizzlys.
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2019 Didsbury Art, Travel & Trade Expo
Another edition of the annual Didsbury Art, Travel & Trade Expo is coming up in April.
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Wish Comes True For Ecole Olds Elementary School Student
The Grey Cup made a special appearance at Ecole Olds Elementary School this week for a 9 year old student. Tracy Thompson says they could not have had better partners to celebrate the good news that her son Carter is in remission after battling stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Town of Olds - Carving Out A Legacy Along Highway 27 Sculpture Pathway
Doug Wagstaff, Director of Community Services for the town of Olds, says the Bergen Rocks sculptures have been set up along the main drag in town for the public to view.
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United We Roll Convoy For Canada Heading To Parliament Hill
Every peaceful, respectful and hard working Canadian is invited to support the United We Roll Convoy for Canada, according to Lead Organizer Glen Carritt.