driving

Warm weather is on the way, bringing changes to the Fort Chipewyan and La Loche winter roads. Beginning Saturday, March 9, vehicles over 5,000 kg will be restricted to nighttime travel only. That means heavy vehicles can only travel the route between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. The roads will remain open to light passenger […]

A super-heavy, super-sized load is heading up Highway 63 starting in the early morning of March 6. The 444,000-kilogram monster is 8.7 meters wide, 10.2 meters tall, and 69.5 meters long. It requires a trailer with 192 wheels to carry it up the highway to Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. The heavy wide load will make […]

The beginning of the holiday season is unwrapping and the Alberta RCMP want to remind everyone to enjoy it safely. Officers will be out on Dec. 2 conducting traffic enforcement initiatives and check stops to remove impaired drivers from the road. This is in support of National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day. “This December, and always, […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for public assistance in identifying the suspect from an alleged aggravated assault. The incident took place at the intersection of Paquette Drive and Rainbow Creek Drive around 7:42 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2023. An unknown male was seen in his red mustang, which may have a beige soft top roof. […]