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No Active COVID-19 Cases in Rural Areas, One New Case in Fort McMurray
One new case of COVID-19 is popping up in Fort McMurray. The province announced on Tuesday 77 new cases across Alberta. This raises the provincial total to 13,083 with 1,134 currently active. Fort McM...
Aug 25, 2020
Masks Mandatory For Students in Grades 4 to 12 on Public Transit
Students in grades 4 to 12 will need to wear a mask to use public transit during the school year. The RMWB announced on Tuesday the new measure to limit the risk of today’s youth from getting CO...
Aug 25, 2020
Deferred Municipal Utility Payments Due, Non-Commercial Waste Fees Returning at Landfill
The time has come to pay your deferred utility bills. The RMWB is reminding residents the deadline to repay their postponed bills is August 31. Wood Buffalo council approved the utility deferral for a...
Aug 25, 2020
Six New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, Two Additional Recoveries
Six new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray over the past 72-hours. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Monday 258 new cases across the provi...
Aug 24, 2020
ConocoPhillips Donates $25K to Northern Lights Health Foundation
The Northern Lights Health Foundation is receiving $25,000 from ConocoPhillips. The funds, being donated through their Greatest Need Campaign, will be used for approved Alberta Health Services COVID-1...
Aug 24, 2020
Fort McMurray Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash North of Edmonton
A motorcycle crash north of Fort McMurray is claiming the life of a 46-year-old Fort McMurray woman. On August 22, Smoky Lake RCMP and emergency medical services were called to Highway 831 after repor...
Aug 24, 2020
Second Rona Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19, Two New Cases in Fort McMurray
Another employee at Fort McMurray’s Rona has tested positive for COVID-19. Lowe’s Canada, Rona’s parent company, was informed on August 19 a worker at the downtown location contracte...
Aug 21, 2020
Keyano Reopening Multiple Buildings After Flood Causes $48M in Damage
Keyano College is reopening several buildings that were damaged by April’s flood. The Clearwater Campus, the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre, the Oilsands Power and Processing Engineering La...
Aug 21, 2020
Syncrude Surpasses 11 Million Trees and Shrubs Planted at Reclamation Sites
Syncrude is hitting a new milestone when it comes to planting trees and shrubs. They announced on Thursday they’ve now planted over 11 million across their reclamation sites. Just this year, the...
Aug 21, 2020
Another Individual At Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake Tests Positive For COVID-19
Another individual at Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake site has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a letter sent from CIVEO, which oversees the camping lodges, they were informed on Thursday an...
Aug 21, 2020
