Garbage Day and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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- When is my garbage day?
- Residential Waste Collection in Olds is on a five-day schedule, from Monday to Friday, with collection weeks alternating between black bin (garbage) and compost (green bin). Collection is contracted to Mountain View Regional Waste Management - phone 403-556-8120. Locate your house on the Roll Out Bin Collection Schedule to determine your Collection Day and bin colour for any particular week.
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Where is the Transfer Station (a.k.a. Dump, Nuisance Ground) and what hours is it open?
The Olds EcoSite (Waste Transfer Station) is located 1 km west of Olds on Highway 27, then ½ km north on 70 Avenue (Turn at Belsher Equipment). It is open Tuesday to Saturday 9.00 am to 4.30 pm and Monday 9.00 am to 2.30 pm (Closed Statutory Holidays). Disposal fees: $100./tonne (10¢ per kilogram). The Olds EcoSite and all the EcoSites in Mountain View County are owned and operated by the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission. Phone 403-556-8120 if you have questions about a particular item or require more information.
When is Town office open?
The office is located at 4512 46 Street and is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The office is closed on weekends and Statutory Holidays. Call 403-556-6981 for all departments or email admin@olds.ca.
When is the RCMP office open?
The Olds RCMP Detachment is located at 5110 65 Avenue. It is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4.00 pm. For ALL emergencies, call 911. If you would like to report an incident or complaint, call 403-556-3323.
When does Town Council meet?
Regular Council meetings are held every second Monday at 1.00 pm and every fourth Monday at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Town Office, unless advertised otherwise. Meetings are open to the public. For more information on meetings, click here.
How did Olds get its name?
The year 1890 marks the beginning of the settlement which became the town of Olds. When the rail line reached the sixth siding (Olds) out of Calgary, a section foreman named David Shannon arrived on an open handcar. Mr. Shannon, a native of Ireland, was experienced at railway construction, as he had worked on the building of the Underground in London, England. At the Sixth Siding, Mr. Shannon provided living quarters for his family and established squatter's rights to a quarter section of land. This gained them the distinction of being the earliest residents of Olds.
On 27 July 1891, the first through train made the trip from Calgary to south Edmonton. That same month the CPR took over the operation of the C & E Railway and released its official list of names for the sidings and stations along the route. Sixth Siding had already been designated as a railway station point and work started on the building of the station and water tank.
A committee of CPR officials, charged with selecting names for the points along the line, suggested "Shannon", but this honour was declined by Mr. Shannon and the town site was named for a CPR traffic manager, George Olds. He was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1832. He came to Canada as a young man and worked for a number of railways in Canada and the United States, returning to Canada in 1886 to join Canadian Pacific as a General Traffic Manager. He held this position until his retirement 10 years later. George Olds is buried in the cemetery at Airdrie, Alberta. It appears that even before he retired from employment with the CPR in 1896, he lived for a time in the settlement that was named for him, running a store.
For more information on Olds' heritage, go to our History page.
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