Winter road to Fort Chipewyan delayed
Icicle melting. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Weather is delaying the construction of the winter road to Fort Chipewyan. While construction work on the seasonal road is underway, the unseasonably warm November has limited the progress. Normal highs for this time of year are around -8 C, with lows nearing -17 C. The forecast for much of this week shows daytime highs within a few degrees of the freezing mark. The…
Photo Radar for week of November 27
Photo radar vehicle RMWB 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: Brett Drive Callen Drive near Blackburn Millenium…
CATSA to change security screening contract
CATSA Security screener. Image provided by CATSA 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…
Province makes changes to photo radar
Photo radar vehicle RMWB 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.…
VEX Robotics Tournament comes to Fort McMurray
VEX Competition kit. Image via VEXrobotics.com 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…