Tag Archives: Syndicated
Single-Vehicle Collision Kills One, Seriously Injures Two Others
A single-vehicle collision is leaving one person dead and two others seriously injured. On September 8, around 2:30 a.m., Wood Buffalo RCMP were called to Gravelstone Road in Stone Creek after a car v...
Sep 10, 2019
Rogers Hometown Hockey Returning To Wood Buffalo This November
Rogers Hometown Hockey is returning to Wood Buffalo. Sportsnet annouced its 2019-2020 25-stop tour on Tuesday, with Wood Buffalo chosen as one of the stops this November. "We are excited to welcome Ro...
Sep 10, 2019
Suncor Starting New Project Aimed to Help Fight GHG Emissions
Suncor Energy is replacing its coke-fired boilers at its Base Plant north of Fort McMurray. The oil giant announced on Monday they’re adding two cogeneration units which will provide reliable st...
Sep 09, 2019
Construction Underway on 'Jeremy Snook Palliative Suites' in Hospital
Construction is now underway on the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre’s new palliative care unit. These rooms will be private, allow for more family and friends to be together, all while ma...
Sep 09, 2019
RCMP Charge Man After Breaking In and Stealing From Anzac Business
A 52-year-old Fort McMurray man is being charged after stealing from a business near Anzac. On September 1, around 5:30 a.m., Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a break and enter where between $10,000 and...
Sep 09, 2019
Two Facing Drug, Firearm Charges After Traffic Stop
Wood Buffalo RCMP are arresting a man and a woman after a traffic stop. Police pulled over a vehicle on August 21 around 4:45 p.m. and found two firearms, two magazines, various ammunition, suspected ...
Sep 06, 2019
Concerns Over Municipal Funding Recommendations in Provincial Report
A new report recommending the provincial government lower its spending is causing for some concern in Wood Buffalo. The MacKinnon Report was released on Tuesday and noted Alberta spends the most on ed...
Sep 06, 2019
Region's Unemployment Rate Up Month Over Month
The unemployment rate is rising for the second straight month. According to Statistics Canada's latest labour force survey, the rate for Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake was 6.3 per cent for August. This is up ...
Sep 06, 2019
RCMP Investigating Robbery at Convenience Store in Thickwood
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help identifying a man suspected of a robbing a convenience store. Around 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a man dressed entirely in black with a black mask entered the Ci...
Sep 06, 2019
Third Wettest Summer on Record for Fort McMurray
The amount of rain we’ve received over the summer is now one for the record books. According to Environment Canada, we received 355 mm of rain over June, July, and August – marking third m...
Sep 05, 2019
