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An earlier motor vehicle collision on the QEII, southbound near Township Road 310 south of Didsbury, near the junction with Highway 582, has been cleared.

Earlier this afternoon, there were reports of traffic congestion in the area as well as delays. Motorists were asked to drive with caution. There were no other details on the collision, including whether there were any injuries sustained. 

Didsbury Mounties said that just before noon on Friday, they received a call reporting a semi-tractor trailer unit on fire on the QEII Highway near Township Road 294.

"The driver of the semi was able to detach his load; however, the tractor unit was a complete loss. Fire departments from Carstairs and Crossfield responded to the fire, and we were able to extinguish the blaze," police stated.

There were no injuries reported.

Didsbury RCMP and other emergency services have cleared a vehicle fire on the QE II near Township Road 294. Police said that normal traffic flow has resumed.

Earlier this afternoon, Mounties and other emergency services responded to a vehicle fire north of Airdrie.

There was a detour in place, and police had previously advised motorists to take the Highway 2A exit at Crossfield to bypass the road closure.

There is no word on injuries or what caused the fire.

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It was a year to remember for the Didsbury High School band as they attended a national event called Music Fest in Toronto earlier this month.

Last year, the band was invited to attend the same event, but because of timing and the cost of travel, they could not make Music Fest. Luckily, they could defer their invite to this year and the band made the most of it.

The Mountain View Regional Film Office (MVRFO) has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the province of Alberta, under the Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) program.

The MVRFO, created by Didsbury, Sundre along with Mountain View County, stands as Alberta’s inaugural rural film office. Its mission is to foster economic diversification by facilitating film development and media technology investment within and adjacent to their respective regions.

A car that was reported stolen out of Didsbury two years ago was subsequently stopped during a traffic stop in Northern Alberta by Mounties, resulting in a seizure of $10,000 worth of narcotics.

According to Mounties, last Thursday, Whitecourt RCMP was conducting roving patrols when a driver on Highway 43 was observed not wearing a seatbelt.

"A roadside stop was conducted and the Alberta RCMP Traffic Unit officer noted that the VIN did not match the registration and insurance documents."