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Fort McKay Fire Department Wins National Aboriginal Firefighters Competition
The Fort McKay Fire Department is coming home from Nova Scotia after winning a National Firefighting Competition. Eight Indigenous crews from across Canada took part in the event, put on by the Aborig...
Harvard Media Aug 20, 2019
FireSmart Study Underway For Homeowners In Urban Service Area
If you live in the Urban Service Area, you’re being asked to give your two cents on FireSmart activities in the RMWB. The municipality is collaborating with Canadian Forest Service and FireSmart...
Harvard Media Aug 19, 2019
Nominations Open For Fort McMurray Chamber Of Commerce Business Awards
The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce is looking to highlight local businesses through its 2019 Business Awards Program. The Chamber opened nominated for the program on Tuesday – which features ...
Harvard Media Aug 19, 2019
Community Climbs Over 1,000 Rebuild Mark
The community’s rebuild is hitting a big milestone. As of August 9, the municipality has completed 1,158 final inspections – climbing above the 1,000 mark. This represents nearly 45 per ce...
Harvard Media Aug 19, 2019
Inaugural Glo Run Raises $12K for Safe Community Wood Buffalo
A glow in the dark night in the Birchwood trails is helping raise funds for Safe Community Wood Buffalo. The organization held their inaugural Coverall 5K Glo Run, on Saturday, which was able to raise...
Harvard Media Aug 19, 2019
Monarchs Championship Hopes Shanghaid By Bucs
That’s all she wrote for the Fort McMurray Monarchs. There will be no title run for the Monarchs this year – after they fell in Saturday’s AFL semi-final match to the Central Alberta...
Harvard Media Aug 18, 2019
Weekend Rainfall Hits Over 40 Millimeters
The amount of rain we received over the weekend was certainly nothing to sneeze at. That’s according to Environment Canada, who said on Thursday that we could expect anywhere from 40 to 60 milli...
Harvard Media Aug 18, 2019
Pride Week 2019 Officially Underway
Pride YMM is painting the town rainbow for Pride Week 2019. On Sunday, dozens of residents gathered for the opening of the week that celebrates people of all ages, gender identities and sexual orienta...
Harvard Media Aug 18, 2019
Funds Being Put Towards Evacuation Route in Wood Buffalo National Park
An evacuation road through Wood Buffalo National Park is getting closer to becoming a reality. Discussions about a possible path have been ongoing for many years with many Indigenous groups, such as t...
Harvard Media Aug 16, 2019
Monarchs Set To Take on Buccaneers in Semis, Cold Lake Disqualified
The Fort McMurray Monarchs won’t be playing the team they thought they would in their semi-final game. The Cold Lake Fighter Jets, the top team during the regular season of the Alberta Football ...
Harvard Media Aug 15, 2019