Category Archives: News
WinterPLAY seeking volunteers and referees
2022 Shootout on the Snye. RMWB Web image WinterPLAY organizers are seeking volunteer support from local community organizations and groups. The celebration of winter is also seeking vendors to provid...
Jan 15, 2024
Charges laid after six year old is hit by a car
Six-year-old "Kaia" in Pediatric ICU. Image use with permission of family. Some new details have been released, after a six year old girl was struck by a car, and is now in a coma in an Edmonton hospi...
Jan 09, 2024
Class action lawsuit launched over tainted cantaloupes
Cantaloupes and fruit were recalled due to salmonella. Image provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Concerns over contaminated cantaloupes are causing a Canadian class action lawsuit. In Nove...
Jan 08, 2024
Multicultural Expo to return to MacDonald Island
Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo Web Logo via https://mcawb.org/ The Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo is gearing up for its 13th annual Multicultural Expo. The event will be held on ...
Jan 08, 2024
Community rallies to support seriously injured child
Stollery Children's Hospital. Image from Alberta Health Services Update: Tuesday, January 9th, 2023. 10:30 a.m. A spokesperson for the RCMP is confirming a person has been charged in relation to the D...
Jan 08, 2024
Fort McMurray man arrested for attempted robbery
RCMP Vehicle Police in Wood Buffalo have a 26-year-old man in custody in connection with an attempted robbery on December 28th, 2023. Anthony Johnson, 26 years of age, was arrested on January 4th and ...
Jan 07, 2024
RMWB seeks feedback on downtown revitalization
RMWB Jubilee Centre -image from Wikimedia Commons The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is looking for your opinions on its Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program. The initiative offers...
Jan 07, 2024
RMWB activates Winter Maintenance Zones 1 & 2
RWMB Grater at work. Image via rmwb.ca With the recent snowfall, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is reactivating Winter Maintenance Zones. The RMWB says it is activating Subzones 1 an...
Jan 07, 2024
RMWB increases Fort Chipewyan winter road load limit to 15,000kg, some permits required
Winter Road - RMWB Website The RMWB has increased the load limit on the winter road between Fort Chipewyan and Fort McMurray. Vehicles up to 15,000 kilograms can begin travelling on the road at noon o...
Jan 05, 2024
Firefighters Charity Association continues to help community groups
Fort McMurray Firefighters Charity Association Instagram Logo The Fort McMurray Firefighters Charity Association (FMFCA) says 2023 was an incredible year for the organization. In a post to social medi...
Jan 04, 2024