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Alert no longer in effect, Clearwater County wildfire now classified as ‘being held’

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Galen Hartviksen - May 18, 2026

Clearwater County cancelled its wildfire alert just after 3:30pm on Monday, May 18th.

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Town of Olds May 5, 2026

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Town of Olds May 4, 2026

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Galen moved from hometown Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating Mount Royal College in 2003, it was off to Olds for the launch of the independent radio station CAB-K Broadcasting. Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he joined the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.