Author Archives: Harvard Media
Remembering Victims of Residential Schools on Orange Shirt Day, RMWB Offering Free Course on Indigenous Awareness
The colour orange is taking over Wood Buffalo, the province, and most of Canada. Wednesday is ‘Orange Shirt’ Day which recognizes those who were forced to go to a residential school. The d...
Sep 30, 2020
Officer Who Tackled Chief Adam Has Charges Withdrawn in Separate Case
The Wood Buffalo RCMP officer being investigated for the violent arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is having separate charges withdrawn against him. Simon Seguin, who now liv...
Sep 30, 2020
AJHL, Canadian Mental Health Association Partnering To Help End Stigma Around Mental Illness
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is taking a big step forward in the fight to end the stigma around mental health. All 15 teams, including the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, will be partnering with their l...
Sep 29, 2020
Ten COVID-19 Recoveries in Wood Buffalo, Four New Cases
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is seeing a drop over the past 24 hours. The province announced on Tuesday 160 new cases across Alberta, four of which in the community. This raise...
Sep 29, 2020
Parents Asked For Patience As School Buses Experience Delays Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic
The company overseeing the local school buses are asking parents and guardians to be patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sparksman Transportation oversees 65 routes, 59 for elementary and high schoo...
Sep 29, 2020
Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre Reopens After Being Damaged During April’s Flood
The Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre is reopening after being severely damaged during April’s flood. A group of around 50 people, including the Ambassador of Gabon to Canada Sosthne Ngokila, w...
Sep 29, 2020
Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre Reopens After Being Damaged During April’s Flood
The Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre is reopening after being severely damaged during April’s flood. A group of around 50 people, including the Ambassador of Gabon to Canada Sosthne Ngokila, w...
Sep 29, 2020
Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre Reopens After Being Damaged During April’s Flood
The Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre is reopening after being severely damaged during April’s flood. A group of around 50 people, including the Ambassador of Gabon to Canada Sosthne Ngokila, w...
Sep 29, 2020
Fifteen New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, Nine Recoveries Over Weekend
Fort McMurray is seeing 14 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health announced on Monday 406 new cases across Alberta. This rai...
Sep 28, 2020
Improvements Finished At Northern Lights Health Centre, Hospital Bed Races Raises Over $56K
Improvements at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre are officially complete. The upgrades, which cost around $43 million, had been ongoing since 2016 fixing much of the building’s exterio...
Sep 28, 2020
