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Regional Emergency Services Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service -RMWB supplied media.

Municipality gathers for Firefighter Memorial service

Jon TupperSep 12, 2023

Regional Emergency Services Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service -RMWB supplied media. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) along with Emergency Services and members of the public gathered at Fire Hall 5 yesterday. Together they shared a time of reflection and remembrance of Firefighters and Emergency workers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service is held every year on September 11, which also marks…

RMWB Jubilee Centre -image from Wikimedia Commons

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to introduce new inclusivity charter

Jon TupperSep 12, 20232 min read

RMWB Jubilee Centre -image from Wikimedia Commons The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is strengthening its commitment to workplace equity and inclusion by signing a new formal Charter. The Wood Buffalo Workplace Inclusion Charter (WIC) is a toolkit for…

Karla Buffalo via U of A Media Release

University of Alberta to honour local Indigenous leader

Jon TupperSep 12, 20231 min read

Karla Buffalo via U of A Media Release Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) CEO and University of Alberta (U of A) alumna, Karla Buffalo, is being recognized by her alma mater. Buffalo is being honoured by the U of A with…

Monster Truck Nitro Tour -photo by Jon Tupper

Monster Trucks take over Shell Place

Jon TupperSep 12, 20231 min read

Monster Truck Nitro Tour -photo by Jon Tupper The Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo is heralding the success of the weekend’s Monster Truck Nitro Tour. To a nearly packed house monster trucks brought car-crushing mayhem to Shell Place on…

Airdrie RCMP seek assistance in 1995 missing person case

Airdrie RCMP seek assistance in 1995 missing person case

Alex MacLeodSep 11, 20231 min read

Jason Arthur Misurko (age progression drawing on the left, original photo on the right) – Airdrie RCMP Airdrie RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance locating a person who went missing in 1995. Jason Arthur Misurko, also known as Jason Bright,…