Tag Archives: Syndicated
No New Cases of COVID in RMWB, 18 Straight Days Without Cases in Fort McMurray
There are no new cases of COVID-19 in the RMWB. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Tuesday 33 new cases across Alberta - raising the total to 6,716. There...
May 19, 2020
Red Cross Looking Into Using Wildfire Recovery Funds To Help Those Impacted By Flood
The Canadian Red Cross is looking into the possibility of allocating wildfire recovery funds to those impacted by the flood. Even though the Horse River wildfire was over four years ago, the organizat...
May 19, 2020
RMWB Hosting Flood, COVID-19 Recovery Town Hall
Questions will once again be answered Thursday night at a virtual town hall focusing on the flood and COVID-19. Residents are invited to stream the meeting online or phone in to hear an update on effo...
May 19, 2020
Canada, U.S. Extend Closure of Border, Expanding Eligibility For Canada Emergency Business Account Program
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the temporary closure of the border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday the measures will be in place for at least another 30 days. &...
May 19, 2020
Temporary Location Announced for Canada Post in Gregoire
Customers whose service with Canada Post was interrupted by the flood can now pick up their mail in Gregoire. The mail delivery service has moved their operations to a temporary facility at 250 MacKay...
May 19, 2020
RCMP Looking For Missing 24-Year-Old Man
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help finding a missing 24-year-old man. Kane William O’Brien was reported missing on May 14. He was last known to be in Fort McMurray on May 9 in Eagle Ridg...
May 18, 2020
Homes Sold, Average Price Seeing Big Drop Year Over Year
The housing sector is starting to feel the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Fort McMurray REALTORS April report, 13 single-family detached homes were sold at an average price of $452,63...
May 18, 2020
Snowbirds Plane Crash Claims Life of Member, Seriously Injures Other
A plane crash involving the Canadian Forces Snowbirds is claiming the life of one of their members. The team was flying over Kamloops, British Columbia on Sunday as part of their Operation INSPIRATION...
May 18, 2020
Snowbird Plane Crashes in Kamloops, B.C.
A Snowbird plane has crashed in British Columbia. In a statement on social media, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds says one of its aircraft crashed on Sunday in the vicinity of Kamloops. They note the pr...
May 17, 2020
RCMP Officer Recovering After Coming in Contact With Unknown Drug Substance in Janvier
A Mountie with the Wood Buffalo RCMP is recovering after coming into contact with an unknown drug substance in Janvier. On May 15, around 6:00 p.m., an officer gave narcan to unconscious man in a home...
May 16, 2020
