The Olds Albertan http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca Olds News, Events, and more. <![CDATA[Roller coaster ride for aspiring jockey has a happy ending]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189969/-1/old/roller-coaster-ride-for-aspiring-jockey-has-a-happy-ending The Sorrell family finally started taking down the Christmas decorations at their Mississauga, Ont., home this past weekend.
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<![CDATA[Close decision for Habitat land donation]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189968/-1/old/close-decision-for-habitat-land-donation In a split 4-3 decision, town council agreed at its meeting on June 10 to donate two former town lots on 48 Avenue and 52 Street to Habitat For Humanity Southern Alberta.
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<![CDATA[Some things you should know about Oldstice, centennial celebrations]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189962/-1/old/some-things-you-should-know-about-oldstice-centennial-celebrations Olds will be one hopping town from June 20 to 23 as the community celebrates the Summer Oldstice and Olds College’s centennial.
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<![CDATA[Pair arrested after intensive search]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189966/-1/old/pair-arrested-after-intensive-search Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189966/-1/old/pair-arrested-after-intensive-search <![CDATA[Olds College graduates going to world landscaping competition]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189957/-1/old/olds-college-graduates-going-to-world-landscaping-competition Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189957/-1/old/olds-college-graduates-going-to-world-landscaping-competition <![CDATA[Communities in Bloom working with DMS]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189970/-1/old/communities-in-bloom-working-with-dms Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189970/-1/old/communities-in-bloom-working-with-dms <![CDATA[Deer Meadow School honours its own at year-end awards]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189967/-1/old/deer-meadow-school-honours-its-own-at-year-end-awards Deer Meadow School capped off the 2012-13 school year on June 14 with an Academy Awards-themed event that recognized students for all their hard work in optional classes or "academies."
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<![CDATA[Census campaign wrapping up]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189963/-1/old/census-campaign-wrapping-up Town staff were expecting to complete the municipal census on June 17, with only 52 residences yet to be counted as of that day.
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<![CDATA[Local man watching Turkish protests with interest]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189960/-1/old/local-man-watching-turkish-protests-with-interest Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0801/306189960/-1/old/local-man-watching-turkish-protests-with-interest <![CDATA[Rapids' season wraps with new records]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD1101/306189964/-1/old/rapids-season-wraps-with-new-records Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD1101/306189964/-1/old/rapids-season-wraps-with-new-records <![CDATA[Newton pleased with play at mid-amateur]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD1101/306189965/-1/old/newton-pleased-with-play-at-mid-amateur Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD1101/306189965/-1/old/newton-pleased-with-play-at-mid-amateur <![CDATA[Stingers' three-game win streak snapped]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD1101/306189956/-1/old/stingers-three-game-win-streak-snapped Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD1101/306189956/-1/old/stingers-three-game-win-streak-snapped <![CDATA[Loverboy still enjoys playing live]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0306/306189961/-1/old/loverboy-still-enjoys-playing-live Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0306/306189961/-1/old/loverboy-still-enjoys-playing-live <![CDATA[Rising Tide flows into Olds]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0306/306189959/-1/old/rising-tide-flows-into-olds Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0306/306189959/-1/old/rising-tide-flows-into-olds <![CDATA[Choppy deserves recognition]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0904/306189958/-1/old/choppy-deserves-recognition Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130618/OLD0904/306189958/-1/old/choppy-deserves-recognition <![CDATA[UPDATED: Olds man arrested and charged for TD Canada Trust Robbery]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119957/-1/old/updated-olds-man-arrested-and-charged-for-td-canada-trust-robbery Police have arrested a 46-year-old man from Olds in relation to the June 4 robbery of the TD Canada Trust on 50 Avenue.
Rory Alan Jackson is charged with robbery and theft under $5,000 and was arrested...]]>
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<![CDATA[UPDATED: Charges laid against man and woman accused of attempted murder, carjacking ]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119959/-1/old/updated-charges-laid-against-man-and-woman-accused-of-attempted After allegedly stealing a number of vehicles in the region at gunpoint and reportedly firing upon police, a 30-year-old man wanted for attempted murder in Sylvan Lake was arrested in Red Deer early on the morning of June 10. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119959/-1/old/updated-charges-laid-against-man-and-woman-accused-of-attempted <![CDATA[Hospital offering more types of surgeries]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119947/-1/old/hospital-offering-more-types-of-surgeries The Olds Hospital and Care Centre’s surgical program expanded in 2013 to include general orthopedic surgeries and orthopedic trauma procedures.
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<![CDATA[Owner of stallion killed at college still waiting for justice]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119952/-1/old/owner-of-stallion-killed-at-college-still-waiting-for-justice The owner of the stallion killed at Olds College last September is speaking out on the incident for the first time.
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<![CDATA[Champsosaur fossil returning to Olds]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119950/-1/old/champsosaur-fossil-returning-to-olds After a nine-month absence, the fossil of a prehistoric reptile will return to the area where it rested for roughly 60 million years.
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<![CDATA[Next court appearance for Piper on June 20]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119948/-1/old/next-court-appearance-for-piper-on-june-20 Dustin Piper, the Olds man accused of murdering 40-year-old Garland Curtis of Airdrie in January, has yet to make a plea before the court. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119948/-1/old/next-court-appearance-for-piper-on-june-20 <![CDATA[A 'living classroom']]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119954/-1/old/a-living-classroom Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119954/-1/old/a-living-classroom <![CDATA[Charity car auction ready to roll]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119945/-1/old/charity-car-auction-ready-to-roll Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119945/-1/old/charity-car-auction-ready-to-roll <![CDATA[Monument to 'immortalize' Bowden Cemetery's Field of Honour unveiled]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119958/-1/old/monument-to-immortalize-bowden-cemeterys-field-of-honour-unveiled Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119958/-1/old/monument-to-immortalize-bowden-cemeterys-field-of-honour-unveiled <![CDATA[Spartans finish soccer season on high note]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD1101/306119949/-1/old/spartans-finish-soccer-season-on-high-note Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD1101/306119949/-1/old/spartans-finish-soccer-season-on-high-note <![CDATA[Routine maintenance behind water conservation alert]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119955/-1/old/routine-maintenance-behind-water-conservation-alert Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0801/306119955/-1/old/routine-maintenance-behind-water-conservation-alert <![CDATA[Stingers complete sweep on weekend]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD1101/306119953/-1/old/stingers-complete-sweep-on-weekend Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD1101/306119953/-1/old/stingers-complete-sweep-on-weekend <![CDATA[Pair of bronze medals for OHS at senior track provincials]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD1101/306119951/-1/old/pair-of-bronze-medals-for-ohs-at-senior-track-provincials Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD1101/306119951/-1/old/pair-of-bronze-medals-for-ohs-at-senior-track-provincials <![CDATA[Reform the Senate]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0902/306119946/-1/old/reform-the-senate Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0902/306119946/-1/old/reform-the-senate <![CDATA[Thousands are coming; are you ready?]]> http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0902/306119956/-1/old/thousands-are-coming-are-you-ready Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 http://www.OldsAlbertan.ca/article/20130611/OLD0902/306119956/-1/old/thousands-are-coming-are-you-ready