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Bylaw Services is out with their list of locations for photo radar the week of November 27. Drivers can keep an eye out for the bright yellow trucks along: The Municipality is reminding motorists the unit may also move around to other approved locations within the RMWB.

Changes are coming to security screening at the Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM)  this spring. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) is awarding Paladin Security the contract for passenger screening at YMM for the next five years. Paladin will replace GardaWorld as the company providing screening services across the prairie region. Suzanne Perseo, with […]

The Alberta Government is changing how Photo Radar is used in the province. To eliminate what they call “fishing holes,” the province is stopping the use of photo radar on ring roads in Edmonton and Calgary. They are also talking to municipalities about getting rid of all radar locations labelled as “fishing holes” across the […]

Tomorrow is your chance to see our acclaimed high-school robotics teams in action. The VEX robotics tournament is here in Fort McMurray on November 25th. Competitors from four local high schools will face off and team up with each other in one of the first competitions of the robotics season. This is the most northerly […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP is continuing the investigation into Monday’s attempted break and enters with the assistance of their Forensic Identification Unit and Crime Reduction Unit. Police have obtained additional surveillance images showing a blue GMC Sierra Crew cab with a box cover which is believed to be associated with the three suspects. The vehicle may […]

Alberta’s tourism sector is rebounding from pandemic lows, including here in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. The province says the recovery in Alberta’s tourism sector after the COVID-19 pandemic is two years ahead of schedule. Recent data from the Minister of Tourism’s office shows spending is up over $600 million since 2019 and now contributes $10.7 […]

The province is launching an online survey on healthcare in Alberta. The Government of Alberta is continuing to reshape healthcare delivery, and they are reaching out to stakeholders to gather deeper insights into the challenges, obstacles, and successes experienced by both healthcare staff and Albertans within the current healthcare system. “Input from health care professionals, […]

AHS is back with its Toys for Tickets program. If you’ve received a parking ticket from Alberta Health Services between November 6th and December 15th, you can donate a new unwrapped toy instead of paying the fine. “Last year was a huge success as we collected more than 470 toys province wide,” says Nick Ternovatsky, […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s Bylaw Services is out with the list of Photo Radar locations the week of November 20th. Drivers can look for Automated Traffic Enforcement to set up along: The Municipality is reminding motorists that the photo radar vehicles may move around to other approved locations within the Urban Service Area.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is tallying the costs of the summer fires in Yellowknife and Hay River. Based on IBC’s initial estimates, the wildfires resulted in over $60 million of insurable losses. The forest fires in the Northwest Territories led to the evacuation of nearly 25 thousand people over the summer, and the […]