Environment Canada to improve smoke forecasting
Environment and Climate Change Canada is responding to recommendations from last year’s unprecedented wildfire season by changing how it provides smoke and air quality information to the public. A new Air Quality Advisory with a banner notification is now available on weather.gc.ca and the WeatherCan app. The advisory is issued when the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) exceeds 10 for three or more hours during wildfire smoke events, which means…
Wood Buffalo RCMP investigating fatal collision on Highway 63
Wood Buffalo RCMP say one of the drivers involved in Tuesday’s collision on Highway 63 has died. Police say a northbound pickup truck entered the southbound lane of Highway 63 near Suncor’s north access gate at Mildred Lake and collided…
Municipality offering heavy item collection
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is gearing up to help residents get rid of unwanted items. Between June 25 and July 11, the municipality is offering curbside collection of large heavy items. Residents who want to take advantage of…
Fort City Car Show enters 10th year
The annual Fort City Father’s Day Car Show is set to kick off on June 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event where people from around Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo and…
Optimism continues during Alberta wildfire season
Alberta Wildfire continues work on extinguishing wildfires throughout the province. According to the Alberta Wildfire interactive map, there are 27 active wildfires in the province, with only one of them classified as out of control between Calgary and Banff. Minister…