Screenshot of Fortis Alberta Outage Map just after 5pm on September 10th (Galen Hartviksen, mymountainviewnow.com staff)
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Motor vehicle collision north of Olds causes power outage: Fortis Alberta

Galen Hartviksen
By Galen Hartviksen

Fortis Alberta crews were working to restore power by 7:30pm to customers impacted by an afternoon outage on Tuesday, September 10th.

According to Fortis Alberta, the outage was caused by a motor vehicle collision north of the Town of Olds at about 4:40pm.

Initially the Fortis Alberta website showed over 1,600 customers in the Olds area were impacted but that number was down to 149 by 5:30pm.

Visit the Fortis Alberta website to view the outage map and to sign up for power outage alerts.

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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