Fort McMurray Gets Boost in Budget 2025: Health, Education, and Infrastructure
Province Invests in Fort McMurray Schools, Health Care and Infrastructure FORT MCMURRAY, AB. – The Alberta government will be investing nearly $5 billion to strengthen northern communities, with Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo set to receive funding for key infrastructure, education, and healthcare initiatives. Among the investments, $15 million has been allocated for eight new urgent care centres across northern Alberta, including one in Fort McMurray. The province is also providing…
No Measles Cases in Fort McMurray, But AHS Warns Parents as Outbreaks Rise
FORT MCMURRAY, AB — Measles cases continue to rise in Alberta, prompting Alberta Health Services (AHS) to issue a public alert and request that schools in our region distribute an information letter to parents and caregivers. The latest outbreak includes…
CUPE Confirms School Support Staff Vote Results Amid Online Speculation
CUPE Releases Vote Results on School Support Staff Contracts FORT MCMURRAY, AB. — With school support staff back on the job Wednesday, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has released the voting results from its recently ratified collective agreements…
Canada’s GDP Growth Halved, OECD Points to Tariff Fallout
OECD Slashes Growth Forecasts for Canada, Mexico, and US Amid Trade Turmoil The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has significantly downgraded its economic growth forecasts for Canada, Mexico, and the United States, citing escalating trade tensions and the…
Back to School: CUPE Members Approve Agreements, Ending School Support Strikes
Support Staff to Return to Work Wednesday Updated: 9:00 p.m. March 17, 2025 Fort McMurray, AB. — Education support workers with both the Fort McMurray Public and Catholic School Divisions have voted to accept new collective agreements and will return to…