Tag Archives: Syndicated
Bouchier Providing $225K To Support Several Minor Hockey Teams
Minor hockey in the region is getting a helping hand financially for the next few years. Bouchier and the Junior Oil Barons have agreed on a new multi-year contract which will see $225,000 be allocate...
Oct 29, 2020
Keyano Creates Safe Spaces For Indigenous, International, and LGBTQ2S+ Communities
Keyano is creating safe spaces to help support ‘marginalized voices.’ The post-secondary school announced on Thursday three different caucuses are now available for individuals who are Ind...
Oct 29, 2020
RMWB Constructing Temporary Berms Against Potential 2021 Floods
The RMWB is constructing temporary berms to protect the lower townsite against a potential flood in 2021. So far, work has been completed in Taiga Nova Eco-Industrial Park with crews now working aroun...
Oct 29, 2020
Suncor Nearly Breaks Even During Third Quarter After Big Rise in Funds From Operations
The third quarter of 2020 was much kinder to Suncor Energy. After posting net losses of $3.5 billion and $614 million in the first two quarters, the oil company announced on Wednesday they lost $12 mi...
Oct 28, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo Over Past 24 Hours
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is going down. The province announced on Wednesday 410 new cases across Alberta. This raises the provincial total to 26,565 with 4,793 cases curren...
Oct 28, 2020
Man Arrested in Fort McMurray in 2018 For Firearm-Related Offences Gets Sentenced To Two Years
A man arrested in Fort McMurray for possessing restricted guns has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail. Nicholas Moores was arrested back in 2018 after being linked to an ‘organized c...
Oct 28, 2020
Fort McMurray Man Arrested And Charged Over Racist Messaging Posted on Vehicles
A Fort McMurray man has been arrested after allegedly putting racially related messaging on parked vehicles. Wood Buffalo RCMP arrested Bradley Love on October 23 after investigating multiple reported...
Oct 28, 2020
New Grant Available for Organizations Moving Gender Equality Forward
A new grant for charities and organizations advancing gender equality is coming to Wood Buffalo. Earlier this week, Wood Buffalo Community Foundation announced their participation in a funding program...
Oct 28, 2020
Fort McMurray Hockey Player Makes 'Players to Watch' List For 2021 NHL Draft
A Fort McMurray born hockey player is gaining the attention of NHL scouts. Sebastian Cossa, goaltender for the Edmonton Oil Kings, is one of 36 players in the Western Hockey League being named to the ...
Oct 28, 2020
Municipality Scraps Proposed Relocation Pilot Project, Parking Fines Adding 40 Per Cent Reduction When Paid Early
The municipality is scrapping a potential relocation pilot project aimed at getting oil workers to move to the region. Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they voted in favour of administration&...
Oct 27, 2020
