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Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Awards Scholarships to Three Local Women FORT MCMURRAY, AB – Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta has announced the recipients of its 2024-25 Women of Inspiration Education Awards. The three awards offer $3,000 scholarships to young women to help support their post-secondary studies. This year’s honorees include Snigda Doraj, awarded the […]

McMan Foster Care Urgently Seeks Foster Parents in Wood Buffalo FORT MCMURRAY, AB – McMan Family and Community Services is facing a critical shortage of foster families in Wood Buffalo. The organization, which matches children in need of fostering with foster homes, is urgently seeking placements for 15 children in need. Without local foster caregivers, […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP to Release Details on Downtown Incident FORT MCMURRAY, AB – The Wood Buffalo RCMP have confirmed their response to an incident in the downtown today.  A heavy police presence and officers with drawn firearms were observed in a parking lot near Hardin Street and Franklin Avenue. Witnesses reported seeing multiple officers approach […]

Pride YMM Condemns Alberta’s Proposed Legislation on Trans Youth as Harmful and Unconstitutional FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — Pride YMM is speaking out against proposed legislation by Alberta’s government regarding transgender youth, claiming the measures will harm vulnerable children and violate their rights. Bills 26 and 27, introduced by Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party, would […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— Winter Maintenance Zones (WMZs) continue to operate under relaxed conditions this week, and residents may continue to park on their streets without restriction. While Fort McMurray experienced a dump of snow on Sunday, warmer temperatures are melting much of what fell. The Municipality has not yet activated the WMZs, meaning residents are free […]

Content Warning: This news story contains details related to child sexual abuse that may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— A Fort McMurray woman has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for crimes related to child sexual abuse and child pornography that shocked the […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP Celebrate “Stuff a Cruiser” Success, Collect Over 200 Pounds of Food for Charity Fort McMurray, AB — The Wood Buffalo RCMP and FreshCo marked a successful community food drive and BBQ event on October 19, raising much-needed food donations for local charities. Shoppers were invited to “Stuff a Cruiser,” helping fill a […]

Applications Open for New Board of Directors of Wood Buffalo Economic Development Fort McMurray, AB— The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is now accepting applications for the new board of directors for Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (WBEDT). This follows last week’s decision by the Municipal Council to dissolve the previous board consisting […]

Ward 4 By-Election in RMWB Set for Monday, Results Expected November 8 Fort McMurray, AB —Residents in Ward 4 of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) are preparing to elect a new municipal councillor in an upcoming by-election. Eligible voters from the Ward that includes Anzac, Conklin, Gregoire Lake Estates, and Janvier can cast […]

Arts Hub Project in Fort McMurray Receives $50,000 Boost from Birch Mountain Enterprises FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— The Arts Council of Wood Buffalo received a major contribution to its Arts Inc. project this week. Birch Mountain Enterprises (BME) has donated $50,000 toward the development of a $16 million arts hub in downtown Fort McMurray. The project […]