Author Archives: Harvard Media
Feds Increasing Carbon Tax To $170 a Tonne by 2030
The federal carbon tax is slated to rise to $170 per tonne by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday the government’s plans to tackle climate change over the next 10 years to en...
Dec 11, 2020
Active COVID-19 Totals Drop in Fort McMurray And Rural Areas
The total of active COVID-19 cases in the RMWB is seeing a drop in the past 24 hours. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Friday 1,738 across the province. This ...
Dec 11, 2020
Fort Chipewyan Winter Road Opening Being Delayed, RMWB Asking Only Essential Travel Use Road
The warm weather we’ve been experiencing will most likely delay the opening of the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road. That’s according to the municipality which notes the road isn’t safe at...
Dec 11, 2020
RMWB Installing New Photo Radars At Multiple Locations, Won’t Start Issuing Fines Until New Year
People caught speeding and driving through red lights at multiple intersections won’t be fined for the next couple of weeks. The RMWB is installing new intersection safety devices on Thickwood B...
Dec 11, 2020
RMWB Installing New Photo Radars At Multiple Locations, Won’t Start Issuing Fines Until New Year
People caught speeding and driving through red lights at multiple intersections won’t be fined for the next couple of weeks. The RMWB is installing new intersection safety devices on Thickwood B...
Dec 11, 2020
RMWB Installing New Photo Radars At Multiple Locations, Won’t Start Issuing Fines Until New Year
People caught speeding and driving through red lights at multiple intersections won’t be fined for the next couple of weeks. The RMWB is installing new intersection safety devices on Thickwood B...
Dec 11, 2020
RCMP Link Fort McMurray Man To Multiple Thefts Since July
Wood Buffalo RCMP are arresting a 27-year-old man in connection to multiple thefts over the past several months. Derek Marcel Cooper was arrested on December 2 after the Mounties linked multiple files...
Dec 10, 2020
Fort McMurray Adds 13 New COVID-19 Cases, 21 Recoveries
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is decreasing for the third time in four days. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Thursday 1,566 across the...
Dec 10, 2020
RCMP Arrest 27-Year-Old Man After Downtown Vandalism Spree
A 27-year-old Fort McMurray man is being charged in connection to a vandalism spree in downtown. Back in October, Wood Buffalo RCMP were called to a parkade on King Street after over 20 vehicles were ...
Dec 10, 2020
Phase Two for Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program Gets Greenlight
The second phase of development for the Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program has been given the green light. At their December 8 meeting, Wood Buffalo Council approved the next step. The decisio...
Dec 10, 2020
