Events

Jack Anderson Announced as Olds College 2012 Partner of the Year

February 9, 2012

Olds, AB — Feb. 09, 2012; Students will be driven to success in more ways than one as Olds College announced Jack Anderson as the 2012 Partner of the Year. Eighty-four year-old rancher Jack Anderson is a successful Calgary area businessman and entrepreneur in agriculture, construction and oil and gas. This most prestigious honour is [...]

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BUSINESSMAN, PHILANTHROPIST AND TV CELEBRITY W. BRETT WILSON TO BE OLDS COLLEGE’S GALA KEYNOTE SPEAKER

January 31, 2012

OLDS, ALBERTA, JANUARY 31, 2012 Everyone attracted by business innovation, passion for philanthropy and a bevy of bright ideas will want to lend an ear to keynote speaker W. Brett Wilson at this year’s Olds College Gala, March 23, 2012. A successful business and philanthropy television personality, Wilson was the lead deal-maker from CBC’s Dragons’ [...]

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DONATION OF 100 VINTAGE CARS AND TRUCKS THE LARGEST IN OLDS COLLEGE 99-YEAR HISTORY

January 17, 2012

Calgary area businessman and rancher J. C. (Jack) Anderson will be donating the proceeds from the sale of his collection of 100 vintage cars and trucks to Olds College during its 2013 Centennial year. Planning for the “100 Cars and Trucks For Our 100th Year” auction is underway. Mr. Anderson’s prized collection will be auctioned [...]

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Canada West Equipment Dealers Association: A $25,000 sponsor of the 2013 World Plowing Championship

December 19, 2011

Only 1 year and 212 days until over 60 competitors from 30 countries lower the plow at Olds College for the 2013 World Plowing Championship. Canada West Equipment Dealers Association (CWEDA) announced that they would be sponsoring $25,000 for the event in 2013. CWEDA represents over 450 farm industrial and outdoor power equipment dealers in [...]

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Olds College announces the winner of the $100,000 Centennial Innovation Fund

December 14, 2011

On October 21, 2011, as an initiative to celebrate the Olds College Centennial, Olds College staff, students, and alumni were invited to submit a proposal for up to $100,000 that demonstrated creativity and innovation in pursuit of the goals and outcomes as identified in the College’s Comprehensive Institutional (Business) Plan. The $100,000 is funded through [...]

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Olds College Online Auction launch

December 1, 2011

Olds College Advancement is launching the Olds College Online Auction today. The Online Auction is an “opportunity to raise project/operational funds and the profiles of the Olds College programs and students.” The funds from the Online Auction will not only assist Olds College in continuing “educational priorities and unanticipated opportunities for students and faculty, awards [...]

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Olds College announces $100,000 Centennial Innovation Fund

October 21, 2011

Olds College alumni, staff, students, and are invited to submit a proposal for up to $100,000 as an initiative to celebrate the College’s centennial and garner highly innovative and creative ideas that align with the College’s Comprehensive Institutional Plan (CIP). This proposal may include academic offerings, aspects of campus life, school policy, or facility improvements [...]

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Five major new sponsors join Olds College 2013 Centennial celebrations

September 26, 2011

Recognizing Olds College’s near-century of contributions to rural Alberta and the nation a whole, five new sponsors have lent their financial support to Olds College’s 2013 Centennial. There are six tiers of sponsorship and Pomeroy Inn and Suites Inc. is the newest contributor to come in at the President’s level with $25,000 in support. Joining [...]

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Construction of Canadian Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship officially begins

September 7, 2011

A significant event in Olds College’s near-century long history took place today as ground was officially broken for construction of Pomeroy Inn & Suites and the Canadian Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship (CIRE). Numerous dignitaries including The Honorable Luke Ouellette, Minister of Transportation and Red Deer South MLA Cal Dallas were on hand as the college [...]

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Secretary General of World Ploughing Organization to visit Olds College Aug. 8

July 29, 2011

Hans Spieker, Secretary General of the Netherland based World Ploughing Organization will visit Olds College on Monday, August 8 for a day-long visit and meetings. As Olds College’s 2013 Centenary steadily approaches, background work for the 60th Anniversary World Plowing Championship in Olds is constantly underway and Spieker typically does a site inspection 18 months [...]

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Olds College Hort Week appeals to aspiring and professional gardeners alike

July 4, 2011

As Olds College’s 47th annual Hort Week draws closer, many classes are close to filling up – with some already full. The event takes place July 18-22 on Olds College campus and offers over 30 workshops and courses about gardening, growing and creating beautiful things. Some courses, such as the Encaustic Beeswax Painting Workshop on [...]

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Penn West donates $25,000 in support of 2013 Olds College Centennial

June 30, 2011

Penn West Exploration has generously donated $25,000 to be used for Olds College’s 2013 Centennial preparations, making the Calgary-based oil and natural gas production company the College’s first official President-level donor. Donors can contribute at six different levels, the highest level earning the title of Centennial Sponsor for a contribution $100,000. At the President level, [...]

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Olds College gears up for 60th Anniversary World Plowing Championship

June 22, 2011

With the 2013 60th Anniversary World Plowing Championship blog now officially online, plans for the event are very much underway. Taking place July 19 and 20, it will be one of the signature events in Olds College’s year-long 2013 Centennial anniversary festivities, hosted in conjunction with the Canadian Plowing Organization (CPO). In May, Kerry Moynihan, [...]

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