Tag Archives: Fort McMurray
Husky Basketball Squads Pull Off Weekend Sweep Over NAIT
The Keyano Huskies men’s basketball team have won seven straight games. The Huskies flexed their muscles with a weekend sweep over visiting NAIT – starting with Friday’s 92-67 win, f...
Nov 18, 2019
Controlled Chaos Claims Its Most Successful Campout Ever
A group of dog sledders braved the elements over the weekend to help raise well over $2,000 for a good cause. Team Controlled Chaos was camping out at Heritage Village – collecting donations for...
Nov 18, 2019
Imperial Delays Aspen Project North Of Fort McMurray
The provincial curtailment on the industry is causing Imperial Oil to delay one of its projects in the RMWB. Last week, the oil company held its Investor Day in Toronto – where they detailed an ...
Nov 17, 2019
Police Investigate Multiple Crashes At Same Location
A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 63 is being investigated by Wood Buffalo RCMP. On Friday evening, around 6:20 p.m., police received reports of semi-tractors stuck in the ditch and blocking the so...
Nov 16, 2019
Man's Body Discovered Off Tower Road
Wood Buffalo RCMP is investigating a suspicious death. Around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, the Mounties responded to reports of a human body left near Tower Road. When police arrived, they located a deceased ...
Nov 12, 2019
2019 Keyano College Gala Raises Over $200K
Over $200,000 was raised through this year’s Keyano College Gala. The gala, held back on November 2 at the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre, saw around a thousand guests raise funds for post-s...
Nov 12, 2019
MLA Yao Named To Province's 'Fair Deal' Panel
Fort McMurray will have some solid representation on Alberta’s “Fair Deal” panel. Premier Jason Kenney announced the launch of the panel on Saturday at the Manning Centre “What...
Nov 12, 2019
Fort Chipeywan Man Charged In Stabbing
A Fort Chipewyan man is facing aggravated assault charges following an incident in the rural hamlet. Fort Chipewyan RCMP responded to a stabbing at a residence during the early morning of November 7, ...
Nov 10, 2019
Knowledge-Exchange Forum Looks At Post Wildfire Impact, Cause And Recovery
A forum was held over the weekend to discuss the impact the Horse River Wildfire had on the RMWB. Seven research teams received funds shortly after the wildfire in 2016 by the Canadian Institute of He...
Nov 10, 2019
Province Providing More Than $43 Million For Flood-Resilience Projects
Fort McMurray is getting a hand from the province in combatting floods. On Friday, the government of Alberta announced they are allocating more than $43 million from their 2019 Budget to fund 15 commu...
Nov 10, 2019
