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A new initiative aimed at reducing crime is on its way to Fort McMurray, courtesy of the RCMP, and it won’t cost you a nickel. Police are offering residents a state-of-the-art forensic identification kit that allows people to mark their valuables to allow law enforcement to identify and return stolen goods more easily. Called ProtechDNA, […]

The Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) is landing more worldwide aclaim. Airports Council International (ACI) named YMM as the winner of four prestigious Air Service Quality awards. The airport clinched the titles of: “I couldn’t be happier to receive this news,” says Denean Robinson, President and CEO, of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority.  “Team YMM […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is planning a rally on Tuesday. The union announced the rally in a letter to their members as well as on the social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter). The gathering is in response to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) announcement that they are exploring the […]

Warm weather is in the forecast this week, but the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is still out keeping our streets plowed and safe. The municipality is activating Winter Maintenance Zones 3 and 4 this week as they continue to clean up from the recent snowfall. If you live in these zones, parking restrictions will […]

Guy Boutilier, an accomplished politician, businessman, educator, husband, and father, has died from cancer at age 65. Boutilier’s lasting legacy is etched on the very fabric of the community, as family, friends, and loved ones mourn his passing. Boutilier entered politics in 1986, becoming an Alderman of what was then called the city of Fort […]

Fort McKay First Nation and Suncor Energy are partnering to explore potential oil sands projects on the First Nation. On March 7th, the energy giant and the First Nation inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a potential oil sands project located within the reserve lands of the Fort McKay First Nation. The […]

Warm weather is on the way, bringing changes to the Fort Chipewyan and La Loche winter roads. Beginning Saturday, March 9, vehicles over 5,000 kg will be restricted to nighttime travel only. That means heavy vehicles can only travel the route between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. The roads will remain open to light passenger […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is preparing for the annual river breakup. The RMWB will be setting up their seasonal flood mitigation measures over the next three weeks and they hope to have the work completed by month’s end. With the permanent flood barriers in place, the RMWB says there will be fewer […]

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is suing the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). During a town hall meeting in Fort Chipewyan on Tuesday, Chief Allan Adam handed a notice of lawsuit to the CEO of AER, Laurie Pushor. The First Nation alleges the Energy Regulator engaged in “negligence, nuisance, breach of the duty to consult, breach […]

A Red Deer man is facing several firearms charges after being arrested in Fort Chipewyan. During a patrol on Sunday, police spotted an ATV being driven dangerously along Delta Road and conducted a stop. RCMP arrested the driver and conducted a search which uncovered a loaded 9-millimeter handgun with hollow-point ammunition. 19-year-old Keanu Redbear has […]