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The Town of Olds is currently involved in a Municipal Sustainability Pilot Project. The Aquatic Center is conveniently located on the Olds College campus. It features five lanes, waterslide, and hot tub. Visit with our Town Crier and Bell Ringer, Denis and Judy Patry, during Olds Fashioned Christmas. Olds is a vibrant and thriving place with exciting business opportunities, including Industrial Parks. Welcome to Olds, National Winner in the 2005 Communities in Bloom competition.
 
Olds Sustainable Living - Preserving Today, Planning Tomorrow. A joint venture between the Town of Olds and the Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development.Sustainable Living

NEW - Taking Action for Social Sustainability PDF Document

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Becoming a Fair Trade Town PDF Document

Town Council adopted the 2008-2010 Strategic Plan at its 25 August 2008 meeting - click on the links below for more information!

News Release PDF Document
Strategic Plan Overview PDF Document
Executive Summary PDF Document
Strategic Plan PDF Document

The Executive Summary is 3.5 MB in size. The Strategic Plan is less than 1 MB. If you are experiencing difficulty downloading either of these files, it could be due to the nature of dial-up connections. Please also ensure you have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the latest version of Acrobat Reader. If you are still experiencing difficulties, please stop by Town Office for a copy.


Olds Strategic Sustainability Plan! PDF Document
Council adopted the very first Olds Strategic Sustainability Plan at the February 25th, 2008 Council Meeting. The OSSP is the result of a year long public participation process, where elected officials, town staff, and citizens of Olds joined together to move toward a sustainable future. A sincere thank you goes out to all of the participants!



Interesting stories about Sustainability

The Town of Olds is currently involved in a Municipal Sustainability Pilot Project. Olds is one of five urban municipalities working closely with the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) in 2007 to help chart a course for achieving municipal sustainability. The five communities involved were selected based on their responses to a list of questions sent out by AUMA to its members.

As a Pilot Community the Town of Olds went through the following process:

Council and Administration met to discuss organizing all the exciting and fast-moving sustainability initiatives happening in and around Olds. Municipal sustainability planning requires communities to embark on initiatives that promote increased community engagement and involvement. Administration introduced the pilot initiative to the Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development (OICRD) which was extremely responsive to the idea and immediately committed to being involved.

Click here to hear Olds Institute Chairman, Mel Giles, discuss the Sustainable Community Pilot Project with CBC RadioAn Open House was held on March 5, 2007 with David Laing, our designated Community Development Officer from Municipal Affairs and Housing. The meeting was open to anyone who was interested in municipal sustainability planning. The Olds MSP Development Process Timelines and Resources Available for MSP Process were generated from this meeting. It was then recommended to Council that the OICRD be given the responsibility of leading the MSP process and for appointing a citizens' advisory committee. The OICRD has worked hard to create a sustainable community, and has a strong relationship with the community members who will be participating in the project.

At its meeting March 26, 2007 Town Council passed the following motion: That Council approves assigning Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development the authority and responsibility for creating a Municipal Sustainability Plan following the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Municipal Sustainability Planning Guidebook; and that OICRD be requested to submit a recommendation to Council on the implementation and follow-up of the plan.

The Municipal Sustainability Project concluded in January 2008.


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