Mary Turner with the Rotary Club of Olds prepares a one of the Los Amigos project vehicles for travel. (Rotary Club of Olds Facebook page)
Mary Turner with the Rotary Club of Olds prepares a one of the Los Amigos project vehicles for travel. (Rotary Club of Olds Facebook page)
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Rotary Club’s 2026 Los Amigos project bringing bikes, vans and trucks to Mexico

Galen Hartviksen
By Galen Hartviksen

A convoy rolls out from the Rotary Athletic Park of Olds on Saturday, April 4th at 9am.

This year, 7 members of the Rotary Club of Olds are driving two fire trucks and three-handi vans to deserving communities in Mexico.

They are also packing 15 bicycles to pass along to children there. The bikes were repaired by members of the Olds Men’s Shed with an assist to supplies provided by the Kiwanis Club.

This will be their 13th trip as part of the Los Amigos project.

The Rotarians from Olds will meet up with others in Lethbridge and a total of 10 of them from Olds, Brooks, and Lethbridge Sunrise will be making the trek to Mexico.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, 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 was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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