Category Archives: News
Police seek missing 15 year old
UPDATE: Wood Buffalo RCMP announced on Thursday night that Demario Brown has been located and is safe. Police in Wood Buffalo are asking for your help locating a missing 15-year-old male. Demario Brow...
May 23, 2024
Council approves third phase of downtown revitalization
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is moving ahead with the third phase of its Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program. On May 21, 2024, the Council approved the third phase of the Do...
May 23, 2024
Fire bans lifted south of Lake Athabasca
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has lifted the fire ban for the urban service area. Alberta Wildfire is also lifting its fire ban for the Fort McMurray Forest Area, but only for areas...
May 22, 2024
Fire south of Fort McMurray now Being Held
Fire MWF-017 is now classified as, "Being Held." Alberta Wildfire has reclassified the fire burning south of Fort McMurray to "Being Held." This means that given current weather conditions and resourc...
May 20, 2024
RMWB State of Emergency ends, evacuations lifted
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for Abasand, Beacon Hill, Prairie Creek, and Grayling Terrace. All evacuated residents may return home immediately, and all re...
May 18, 2024
Fort McMurray wildfire getting drenched by rain, but still very much active and out of control
The out-of-control wildfire burning southwest of Fort McMurray has been resized at 19,582 hectares. The closest points of the fire remain 4.5 kilometres away from the intersection of Highways 63 and 8...
May 17, 2024
Most schools to resume on Tuesday
Most schools in Fort McMurray will resume normal classes on Tuesday. In a joint statement Thursday, both Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic School Divisions say the divisions are returnin...
May 16, 2024
Overnight efforts, rain, and wind direction helping limit fire growth near Fort McMurray
Progress is being made by firefighting crews battling the out-of-control wildfire southwest of Fort McMurray. The fire was remapped last night. It now sits at 19,820 hectares in size. Alberta Wildfire...
May 16, 2024
Some growth in fire south of Fort McMurray.
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta- A fire ban and off-highway-vehicle restrictions are in effect for the Fort McMurray Forest Area. No outdoor fires, barbecues using charcoal, or fireworks are allowed under the ...
May 15, 2024
Wildfire projected to slow in growth Wednesday
UPDATE: Another out-of-control wildfire has sparked three kilometres north of the Parsons Creek subdivision. At last report, it is about three hectares in size. This fire was initially reported to be ...
May 15, 2024
