Fort Chipewyan

Over 500 people gathered in Kiyām Community Park on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women and girls, and two-spirit people who have gone missing or who have been murdered. The Red Dress Solidarity Walk and Memorial Round Dance was organized by the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre, […]

FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alberta— Charges are pending against two males following a drug seizure in Fort Chipewyan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) conducted a check stop in the northern hamlet on Friday, May 3. Police uncovered a large quantity of what is believed to be crack cocaine, valued at approximately $60,000, along with a significant […]

Four people in Fort Chipewyan are facing multiple firearms charges. On Friday, April 5, Fort Chipewyan RCMP responded to a complaint about a vehicle driving in the community with a firearm. Around noon, police located and stopped the suspect vehicle with four people inside. During a search, the Mounties found a loaded handgun and multiple […]

Motorists planning on traveling the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road are advised to use extra caution. The Regional Municipality says warm weather has made the route unsuitable for light vehicles without high ground clearance. Large water-filled potholes currently dot the road, making driving difficult. The RM says only high-clearance vehicles should attempt to travel on the […]

A Red Deer man is facing several firearms charges after being arrested in Fort Chipewyan. During a patrol on Sunday, police spotted an ATV being driven dangerously along Delta Road and conducted a stop. RCMP arrested the driver and conducted a search which uncovered a loaded 9-millimeter handgun with hollow-point ammunition. 19-year-old Keanu Redbear has […]

Warm weather is bringing changes to the winter road to Fort Chipewyan as well as La Loche. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is reducing the daytime weight limit on the roads to no more than 5,000 kilograms to preserve the routes during the current warm spell. Only light passenger vehicles will be allowed […]

Year-round roads may be needed to connect northern Indigenous communities. Indigenous Services Canada says they are concerned about this year’s challenging season for the nation’s winter roads. Unusual weather has caused periodic and premature closures of roads which bring essential supplies to remote and Indigenous communities, including Fort Chipewyan. Road limits have had to occasionally […]

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is continuing its investigation into a helicopter crash near Fort Chipewyan on Monday. According to the TSB, a helicopter operated by Hanley Heli Service was conducting aerial survey work in the western Lake Athabasca area. The TSB says there was an abrupt change in weather that brought low visibility to […]

The RMWB has increased the load limit on the winter road between Fort Chipewyan and Fort McMurray. Vehicles up to 15,000 kilograms can begin travelling on the road at noon on Jan. 5, 2024. The road opened to vehicles under 5,000kg on Dec. 20, 2023. Vehicles over the limit must stay off until limits are […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is opening the winter road to Fort Chipewyan to light vehicles. After unseasonably warm weather, the road to Fort Chipewyan will open to vehicles under 5000 kilograms at noon on Wednesday, December 20th. The RMWB says drivers should expect rough spots and detours on the road and be […]