Tag Archives: Syndicated
YMMStrong Still Alive And Well Four Years Since Horse River Wildfire
On this date four years ago, around 88,000 people had to evacuate as a wildfire threatened Fort McMurray. When all was said in done, 2,579 properties were destroyed and a community was changed forever...
May 02, 2020
Update: Evacuation Order Lifted For All of Draper
People living in Draper are allowed to return home. The RMWB announced over the weekend that the entire area is no longer under an evacuation order. The orders for the Lower Townsite and Waterways wer...
May 02, 2020
COVID-19 Takes 2 More Lives, No New Cases In RMWB
Two more Albertans have died from the COVID-19 virus. This brings the province’s death toll up to 94, though none of them have been in the RMWB. There are also 97 new cases of the virus across t...
May 02, 2020
Evacuation Orders Lifted For Downtown and Waterways
The evacuation order is being lifted for the entire downtown core and Waterways. The RMWB says residents can once again go home and visit their business as of 8 p.m. on Friday. The order remains in ef...
May 01, 2020
Province Creates COVID-19 Contact Tracking App
An app has been developed that can help track people who’ve been in contact with a positive COVID-19 case. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, introduced on Frida...
May 01, 2020
Food Bank Opening Temporary Distribution Centres on Monday
The Wood Buffalo Food Bank is planning to restart their operations in the coming day. The non-profit’s building has been shut down since Monday due to the flood. They’re now planning to pr...
May 01, 2020
One More COVID-19 Case in Fort McMurray, Two Additional Recoveries in Community
One more person in Fort McMurray has contracted COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Friday 218 new cases across the province – raising the ...
May 01, 2020
Damage Assessment Begins on Crucial Resources
The Municipality is beginning its multi pillared recovery plan for downtown. Five damage assessment teams are being deployed to inspect commercial properties that were not in the direct flood-zone. Me...
May 01, 2020
Scott: Little Flooding Still Possible, Worst Has Come and Gone
The worst of the flood appears to have come and gone. That’s according to Mayor Don Scott who notes the we’re nearly at the point where we can start to focus on the clean up. Scott says th...
May 01, 2020
Evacuation Order Lifted for Select Areas
As of 2:00 Friday, many of the 13,000 residents who were evacuated will be allowed to return home. The mandatory evacuation order will be lifted for: MacDonald Island All downtown streets northwest Ri...
May 01, 2020
