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RCMP arrest man for allegedly trying to sell fake gold
A Toronto man is being arrested in Fort McMurray for allegedly trying to sell fake gold. 38-year-old Comisaru Miclescu is facing three charges of fraud under $5,000, along with one charge for failure ...
May 27, 2022
Composite student offered first Schulich Scholarship in schools history
A local high school student is making history in Fort McMurray. Nabihah Hussaini, a 17-year-old at Composite High School, is the first student in Composite’s 46-year existence to secure the Schu...
May 26, 2022
Cadets program now offered in Janvier
A new program for youth in Janvier begins this week. Wood Buffalo RCMP have partnered with Chipewyan Prairie First Nation and Conoco Phillips to bring the cadet program to the hamlet. It will be open ...
May 25, 2022
Seven schools within FMPSD welcoming new principals
The FMPSD is reorganizing its school leadership team at more than a handful of schools in the region. Seven employees will now be starting the new academic year at a new school. Chris Organ will be mo...
May 25, 2022
RCMP on the lookout for bike thief
Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for your help in finding a stolen mountain bike. The police state in a press release that on May 24, 2022, around 5 p.m., RCMP responded to a complaint of a stolen bike at ...
May 25, 2022
Fort McMurray International Airport seeing steady increase in passenger traffic
The Fort McMurray International Airport is seeing a slight increase in its passenger traffic four months into the new year. Jessica Lipton, Manager of Marketing and Communications at the Fort McMurray...
May 25, 2022
Local woman recognized at the 2022 Esquao Awards
The Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) was well represented at the 2022 Esquao Awards Gala. Elena Gould, the Director of Education, Culture, and Language at ATC, won the Esquao Culture Award. Gould is bei...
May 25, 2022
UPDATE: Search teams looking for missing canoeist in the region
UPDATE: Wood Buffalo RCMP stated in a press release Wednesday evening that the body of the missing 46-year-old canoeist has been found deceased. Police noted that they have been in contact with the ne...
May 24, 2022
Spray parks open for long weekend
Warm weather and sunny days have finally reached Fort McMurray and that means playing in water that isn't frozen. Spray parks have begun opening just in time for the Victoria Long Weekend. Starting Fr...
May 20, 2022
Property Tax Notices have been sent out
Homeowners in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo should keep an eye on their mailboxes for their 2022 Property Tax Notices over the next two weeks. The Municipality sent out nearly 35,000 on May 18. If for an...
May 20, 2022
