UPDATE: Landfill commercial drop-off closed due to fire
RMWB Landfill – RMWB Facebook Sept. 27, 2023, 3:00 p.m. Update: The commercial drop-off at the landfill has re-opened. The cause of the fire remains undetermined but it is not considered suspicious. All drop-off areas are open and the landfill has returned to normal operations. — The RMWB has closed the commercial drop-off at the landfill due to an ongoing fire. The fire is not a threat to the public…
Wood Buffalo Community Foundation to host Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Lt. Gov. Salma Lakhani. Image from Government of Alberta The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta will be visiting Fort McMurray in October. Her Honour, Salma Lakhani Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, will be part of a lunch hosted by the Wood Buffalo…
Council approves funding request for possible 2026 Alberta Summer Games
Alberta Games logo – Alberta Summer Games website Council has voted to unanimously carry the motion to provide funding for the 2026 Alberta Summer Games if the RMWB is the successful host community. $2.6 million will be distributed from the…
Regional Emergency Services revisits EMS delivery in Wood Buffalo
Inside of ambulance – RMWB Emergency Services Facebook Regional Emergency Services (RES) made a presentation to Council to discuss Emergency Medical Services (EMS) delivery in the Wood Buffalo region. RES discussed it is a third-party contractor through Alberta Health Services…
Suspicious death in Timberlea under investigation
Wood Buffalo RCMP Car – Alex MacLeod Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating a suspicious death at a residence in Timberlea. RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious death around 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2023. A man was located…