Tag Archives: Syndicated
Red Dress Day: what does it mean?
Red Dress Day, is also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S). The day was originally started in 2010 as the REDdress ...
May 05, 2023
Common children's sensory toy poses life-threatening risk
Health Canada is issuing a warning about a common children's sensory toy. The federal agency says water beads, also called hydro-orbs, sensory beads, or jelly beads, may pose life-threatening risks to...
May 05, 2023
Distinguished McMurrayite hanging up his Judge's robes
A distinguished Fort McMurray alumnus is set to retire. Adam Germain, a Court of King's Bench Justice and MLA for Fort McMurray from 1993-1997 is retiring on May 10. Germain practiced law in Fort McMu...
May 04, 2023
Federal Government launching own investigation over Kearl leaks
Environment and Climate Change Canada is now launching an investigation into Imperial Oil's Kearl Oil Sands. The company is already under investigation by the Alberta Energy Regulator. Environment Can...
May 04, 2023
Volunteers helping clean highways on May 6
If you're traveling on Alberta's highways this weekend, be on the lookout for people on the sides of the roads. Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 6, volunteers in orange safety vests will be collecting...
May 04, 2023
Evacuation alert lifted for Gregoire Lake Estates, Anzac, and Fort McMurray First Nation 468
The RMWB is lifting the evacuation alert for Gregoire Lake Estates, Anzac, and Fort McMurray First Nation 468. Alberta Wildfire says the fire near Anzac by Milton Lake has not grown in size and is bei...
May 04, 2023
Yard waste collection resumes May 9th
The RMWB is resuming yard waste collection next week. The Municipality says residents can begin putting out their grass clippings and other yard debris for pickup on their regular day of collection st...
May 04, 2023
Canada invests nearly $3 million in 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health
Canada is putting up nearly $3 million to support 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health. The Federal Government made the announcement as part of the kickoff to Mental Health Week. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Ment...
May 04, 2023
Wood Buffalo Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
The Wood Buffalo Community Foundation (WBCF) is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Community and Environment Grants. The organization is offering two community grants for non-profit organiz...
May 04, 2023
Pedestrian hit in Timberlea
A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Timberlea on Wednesday night. On May 3, 2023, at 8 p.m., RCMP responded to a collision at Millennium Drive and Rainbow Creek Drive. The collision involved a 44-yea...
May 04, 2023
