Winter Road to La Loche Now Closed
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is closing the winter road to La Loche. Due to warmer weather conditions, the road has deteriorated signific…
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WMZ Three and Four Activated
The Municipality is activating Winter Maintenance Zones three and four this week. The RMWB is continuing its snow removal operation after last week’s …
RWMB Imposing Daytime Load Limits on Winter Road
The RMWB is imposing daytime travel restrictions on the winter road to Fort Chipewyan. Beginning at 10:00 PM on Friday, March 17, vehicles over 10,000…
Keyano Supports Students at Awards Ceremony
Keyano College is handing out over half of a million dollars in scholarships and grants to students. The honours were delivered on Tuesday night at th…
Off-Highway Vehicle Use Remains Illegal in Urban Service Area
The use of an off-highway vehicle (OHV) in the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray remains illegal. While there are no changes to the OHV prohibition …
Aftershocks in Progress as Earthquakes Rock North-West Alberta
12:01 PM Update: Earthquakes Canada, a division of Natural Resources Canada, is reporting three earthquakes in the Peace River region this morning. Th…
Concerns Mount at Imperial’s Kearl Oilsands
Challenges continue at Imperial Oil’s Kearl Oilsands Site. On March 10 Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a Fisheries Act Direction to Imper…
Canada Post Suspends Delivery Due to Inclement Weather
Canada Post is issuing a red delivery service alert for Fort McMurray. “A red service alert means that we are suspending delivery for the day and not …
Questions Raised Over Environmental Reporting of Kearl Seepage
Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Sonya Savage, is asking questions of Alberta’s Energy Regulator. She wants to know what the pro…
Province Expands WCB Coverage for Firefighters
The province is offering more cancer coverage to all firefighters who served during the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire. As part of the Alberta Government…