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What’s the worst thing you can imagine a truckload of spilling along the side of the highway? How about 5 million bees? That’s what happened in Burlington, ON yesterday morning. And some of the broken hives have to remain so the bees can return to them and beeeee collected later. Full story

UPDATE: Wood Buffalo RCMP confirms they have safely located Debra Adam. Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for help in locating a missing Fort McMurray woman. 50-year-old Debra Adam was last seen in Fort McMurray on August 29 and was reported missing later that day. The RCMP describes Adam as standing 5’6″, around 220 lbs, with […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is inviting everyone to a free film screening in September as part of their documentary series, “It’s Time to Read”. The motion picture, “Treaty Talk -Sharing the River of Life” will be playing at Keyano Theatre on September 6th at 7:00 p.m. Doors will open 15 minutes before […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP are releasing the name of a man suspected of arson in Timberlea in June. 45-year-old Michael Hammond of Fort McMurray is charged with Arson and Break and Enter in relation to a June 23 fire at Supplement King’s Eagle Ridge location. This is a separate incident from the August 20 fire at the Supplement King […]

The RMWB is holding a community engagement session this week to discuss changes in the region. The in-person meetings will be held Tuesday, August 29, 2023, between 2-4 p.m. and Wednesday, August 30, 2023, between 4:30-6 p.m. in Ptarmigan Court. These engagements will be open to all residents to discuss recent changes to the Land […]

The Northern Lights Hospital Foundation (NLHF) is undergoing a leadership change as Cindy Amerongen, outgoing Executive Director, retires. Amerongen led the foundation for seven years, including during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a media release, Greg Fuhr, Board Chair for the NLHF thanked Amerongen for her leadership of the foundation and for the incredible impact she […]

Alberta Health’s Indigenous Support Line continues to receive calls following its successful launch last summer. AHS introduced a toll-free support line for Indigenous Peoples in the North Zone in 2022, and nearly 600 callers have been provided with assistance since the launch. Callers have received referrals to support, access to cultural resources, and even answers […]

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, love is in the air in the RMWB. According to Amazon Canada’s 2020 List of Most Romantic Cities – Fort McMurray…

The path has been cleared for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project to proceed. On Tuesday, the Federal Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed four chal…

Efforts by British Columbia to block the Trans Mountain Pipeline have been quashed. On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal by t…