Tag Archives: Syndicated
Fire growing closer to Fort Fitzgerald and Fort Smith
Fires burning in the northern most portion of the RMWB and Northwest Territories are continuing to pose a challenge. Now called the Wood Buffalo Complex, fire MNZ003 is just over 432,000 hectares in s...
Harvard Media Aug 15, 2023
Keyano College offering continued assistance to Ukrainian refugees
Keyano College is continuing its support for people who have fled from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Keyano is extending their tuition reduction for refugees coming to the region under the Canada U...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2023
Timberlea Public School welcomes new Principal
Timberlea Public School will not only be welcoming some new students this year, but they'll be also welcoming a new principal. Fort McMurray Public School Division is announcing Nazia Hiscock is takin...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2023
New surgical capacity for hip and knee patients in the RMWB
A new surgical program is set to open at the Northern Lights Health Centre. With the recent recruitment of two new orthopedic surgeons, patients in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo will now enjoy improved a...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2023
RMWB issue evacuation order for Fort Fitzgerald
A State of Local Emergency has been declared by the RMWB for the Fort Fitzgerald area due to a wildfire currently over 400,000 hectares in size. The fire began in Wood Buffalo National Park where it w...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2023
Black smoke in Timberlea caused by house fire
A black cloud of smoke filled the sky early Friday afternoon and the cause has been determined to be a single-family house fire. A spokesperson for the RMWB says Regional Emergency Services (RES) rece...
Harvard Media Aug 11, 2023
Suspicious vehicle call leads to drug charges in Fort McMurray
A phone call to police about a suspicious vehicle has led to drug trafficking charges. On Wednesday evening (August 9) a concerned citizen phoned the police to report a suspicious vehicle near the 970...
Harvard Media Aug 11, 2023
RCMP seeking assistance locating two missing persons
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help in locating two missing persons, who may be together. David Young, a 45-year-old male from Fort McMurray was last seen on July 23rd. He is 6'1" and 165 pound...
Harvard Media Aug 10, 2023
Keyano College partners with UofA to bring new program north
Keyano College and the University of Alberta (UofA) have partnered up to bring the UofA’s Master of Education in Educational Studies (MES) program to Northern Alberta. The MES program is current...
Harvard Media Aug 10, 2023
Pet crate donations available for pickup from Fort Chipewyan Fire
If you helped out during the Fort Chipewyan Fire by donating a pet crate, they are now available for pickup. During the Rocky Rive Fire, the community came together with troves of donations for evacue...
Harvard Media Aug 10, 2023