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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RWMB) is seeking volunteers for municipal Boards. The RMWB says there are multiple vacancies on committees and governance bodies that allow community members to have a say in local governance while giving back to the community. The municipality says it is also an opportunity for professional growth and networking. […]

Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down for a meeting in Calgary on Tuesday. It was the first time the two leaders had met face-to-face in nearly a year. With nine months marked by winning and losing court cases, media battles, and threats, political watchers had mixed expectations for the sit-down. The […]

The Fort McMurray Catholic School Division (FMCSD) has closed nominations for their upcoming by-election. Timothy Byron and Louis Eliott Pierre are both running for the position of Trustee with the FMCSD. A by-election is required under the Education Act due to a vacancy on the board left by the resignation of Trustee, Jonathan Higdon. Higdon […]

A new initiative aimed at reducing crime is on its way to Fort McMurray, courtesy of the RCMP, and it won’t cost you a nickel. Police are offering residents a state-of-the-art forensic identification kit that allows people to mark their valuables to allow law enforcement to identify and return stolen goods more easily. Called ProtechDNA, […]

Warm weather is in the forecast this week, but the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is still out keeping our streets plowed and safe. The municipality is activating Winter Maintenance Zones 3 and 4 this week as they continue to clean up from the recent snowfall. If you live in these zones, parking restrictions will […]

Guy Boutilier, an accomplished politician, businessman, educator, husband, and father, has died from cancer at age 65. Boutilier’s lasting legacy is etched on the very fabric of the community, as family, friends, and loved ones mourn his passing. Boutilier entered politics in 1986, becoming an Alderman of what was then called the city of Fort […]

Fort McKay First Nation and Suncor Energy are partnering to explore potential oil sands projects on the First Nation. On March 7th, the energy giant and the First Nation inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a potential oil sands project located within the reserve lands of the Fort McKay First Nation. The […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is preparing for the annual river breakup. The RMWB will be setting up their seasonal flood mitigation measures over the next three weeks and they hope to have the work completed by month’s end. With the permanent flood barriers in place, the RMWB says there will be fewer […]

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is suing the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). During a town hall meeting in Fort Chipewyan on Tuesday, Chief Allan Adam handed a notice of lawsuit to the CEO of AER, Laurie Pushor. The First Nation alleges the Energy Regulator engaged in “negligence, nuisance, breach of the duty to consult, breach […]

Calgary’s MEG Energy is starting a new chapter in the company’s history. Derek Evans will be stepping down as President and CEO of the oil sands major as well as relinquishing his position on the company’s Board of Directors. Current Chief Operating Officer, Darlene Gates will be taking over his position effective May 1st. “Derek […]