Fort McMurray

The Government of Alberta is investing 5 million dollars to support students with low-incidence disabilities. Low-incidence disabilities can be defined as individuals who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, deafblind, or individuals with complex communication needs. These disabilities affect around 7,500 students in Alberta, which is one per cent of the […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) along with Emergency Services and members of the public gathered at Fire Hall 5 yesterday. Together they shared a time of reflection and remembrance of Firefighters and Emergency workers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service is held every year on […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is strengthening its commitment to workplace equity and inclusion by signing a new formal Charter. The Wood Buffalo Workplace Inclusion Charter (WIC) is a toolkit for helping employers build more equitable and inclusive workplaces through a declaration of principles and the adoption of specific commitments. “The municipality is […]

Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) CEO and University of Alberta (U of A) alumna, Karla Buffalo, is being recognized by her alma mater. Buffalo is being honoured by the U of A with the Alumni Innovation Award. Buffalo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the university in 2000. For the past nine years, […]

The Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo is heralding the success of the weekend’s Monster Truck Nitro Tour. To a nearly packed house monster trucks brought car-crushing mayhem to Shell Place on Friday and Saturday. Fans were also thrilled by the high-flying antics and soaring jumps of the freestyle motocross bikes which flew across the […]

A new film all about a dear friend to all Canadians, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, premiered at TIFF this past weekend. Like it was for so many, Ernie Coombs was a fixture on our cathode-ray tube television set with rabbit ear antenna on top when I was growing up. It’s heart-warming to see […]

Airdrie RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance locating a person who went missing in 1995. Jason Arthur Misurko, also known as Jason Bright, was 23 years old when he was reported missing on September 17, 1995. RCMP says Jason left Airdrie for Fort McMurray to look for work. RCMP say he picked up a hitchhiker […]

The third edition of Battle of the Neighbourhoods was a huge success! Timberlea, it was GREAT to see you at the BBQ and hangout with you for the afternoon! Thanks to Superior Propane for cooking up burgers and hot dogs for everyone, and Culligan Water for supplying the bouncy castle and h20!  Let’s do it […]

A new art feature is set to take flight at the Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM). YMM is launching a Digital Art Exhibit located on the third-floor observation deck of the terminal building. The award-winning local photographer, Crystal Mercredi and her collection titled “Living North” is the first set to be showcased at the attraction. […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is out with its list of photo radar locations for the week of September 11. Motorists are advised that Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) is planned for: The RMWB says that although these areas are the focus of enforcement, the photo radar unit may move around to other approved […]