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Over a dozen individuals and groups are bringing home Buffy Awards from the Arts Council of Wood Buffalo. The Council hosted “An Evening in Moulin Rouge” on Saturday night to deliver their Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts awards held at the Suncor Centre for the Performing Arts. The evening featured performances by local ensembles Uptown! […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s (RMWB) Bylaw Services is out with the list of Photo Radar locations for the week of October 23rd. This week you can look for Automated Traffic Enforcement to set up along: Bylaw Services says that while these areas will be the focus of Automated Traffic Enforcement this week, the […]

A peaceful rally and counter-protest were held outside of the courthouse early Saturday afternoon. The rally was called the “Worldwide Stop the War on Children Rally” and protested sexual orientation and gender identity, also known as SOGI 123, being taught in schools. The counter-protest was organized by Pride YMM under the name “Stand Up to […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is joining the fray over Alberta’s potential exit from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). During a speech to the United Nurses of Alberta, AFL President Gil McGowan said Albertans need a public campaign to keep us in the CPP. “We need a ‘remain’ campaign – a campaign to keep […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP says they will continue to monitor local demonstrations related to the conflict in the Middle East. The police say the rising violence in The Levant is a concern to residents of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, and they are expecting continued demonstrations against violence in our community. The RCMP are working with their […]

The Otipemisiwak Métis Government is welcoming back 30 residential school survivors. The Métis bearers of the residential school legacy participated in a Land-Based Healing Retreat at Métis Crossing a few hundred kilometers south of Fort McMurray from October 13-15. This first-of-its-kind program offered them an opportunity to engage with Métis heritage and culture through art […]

Regional Emergency Services (RES) will be conducting a controlled burn this week. Fire Crews from RES along with Alberta Wildfire will be out at Morgan Heights and Harpe Heights in the Timberlea neighbourhood overseeing a hazard reduction burn to help reduce the wildfire risk in the area. The hazard reduction burns in Timberlea are planned […]

The Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association (NAABA) is welcoming a new director to its board. During their October 10th Annual General Meeting, Angela Maxson, President of Creekline Inc., was elected to the board of directors. Maxson, a graduate of Keyano College, has been leading her company, Creekline, for over ten years. Outgoing NAABA President and […]

The Government of Alberta is announcing five telephone town hall meetings to discuss the proposed Alberta Pension Plan. Albertans are invited to join the Alberta Pension Plan Engagement Panel, which will be led by former provincial treasurer Jim Dinning. The panel will gather residents’ feedback on the suggestions, possibilities, and potential challenges of a provincial […]

Curbside collection for yard waste is set to end at the end of the month. Up to four bags of yard waste can be placed at the curb each week for collection until Oct. 27, 2023. The waste will need to be in brown paper bags and placed beside your bins before 7:30 a.m. on […]