Tag Archives: Syndicated
Oil Sector Remains Top Salary Earner Across Country
The oil and gas sector continues to earn the highest wage among all sectors across Canada. According to Statistics Canada, the average weekly salary for employees in July was over $2,054. The utilitie...
Sep 26, 2019
RMWB Receives Provincial Award For Innovation
The municipality is receiving a provincial award for their innovation across Wood Buffalo. Minister of Municipal Affairs Kaycee Madu announced this year’s recipients for the Minister's Awards fo...
Sep 26, 2019
Local School Districts To Honour Residential School Survivors Through "Orange Shirt Day"
The Fort McMurray Public and Catholic School Districts will be honouring residential school survivors. “Orange Shirt Day” takes place on Monday – asking students to dawn orange shirt...
Sep 25, 2019
Nicole Bourque-Bouchier Named To Advisory Committee For Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
A Fort McMurray business leader has been chosen to be on the ministerial advisory committee for the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation. Nicole Bourque-Bouchier, CEO of the Bouchier Group, is...
Sep 25, 2019
Municipality Encouraging Residents To Take Online Survey On Downtown Revitalization
The community is letting its voice be heard on downtown revitalization. The municipality has held 24 public engagement sessions across the RMWB since late June – including 1200 online surveys co...
Sep 25, 2019
Enrollment on the Rise Across Public and Catholic School Districts
Schools across Fort McMurray are seeing increases in their enrollment this school year. The Fort McMurray Catholic and Public school districts are looking at around six per cent increases each from la...
Sep 25, 2019
Former Fort McMurray Resident Owner of 'Canada's Best Restroom'
The owner of Canada’s best bathroom belongs to a former Fort McMurray resident. The Beaverhill Shell Gas Station, run by Mo Kabalan, was announced on Tuesday as the winner of Cintas’ Canad...
Sep 25, 2019
Federal Judge Blocks Alberta's 'Turn Off Taps' Bill
A federal judge is blocking Alberta’s attempt to block oil exports to British Colombia. Bill 21, the Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, was proclaimed by the provincial governmen...
Sep 25, 2019
Kenney Voices Concerns On International Investment Following U.S. Trip
Premier Jason Kenney was in the U.S. last week reminding investors that Alberta is open for business. That was the Premier’s message during his trip south of the border – which included st...
Sep 24, 2019
RCMP Arrest Calgary Man Suspected of Trafficking in Fort McMurray
Wood Buffalo RCMP are charging a Calgary man with trafficking in Fort McMurray. On September 10, the Mounties started an investigation into 31-year-old Godfrey Mills, later arresting him after a traff...
Sep 24, 2019
