Author Archives: Harvard Media
Hillview Owners Forced To Pay New $65K – $75K Fee By End of Month
Hillview condo owners are being forced to pay an extra fee earlier than expected which could leave many more bankrupt. The Hillview Park Corporation has requested each to pay between $65,000 and $75,0...
Jun 01, 2020
Keyano Eliminates 13 More Full-Time Positions Over Economic Downturn
Keyano College is cutting more jobs due to the downturn in the economy. The post-secondary institution announced on Monday they were eliminating 13.85 full-time positions which represents around six p...
Jun 01, 2020
Flood Causing Over $228M In Insured Damage
Over $228 million in insured damage was caused by the recent flood. The Insurance Bureau of Canada released their latest outlook on Monday noting the majority of the damage was too commercial property...
Jun 01, 2020
Gas Tax Funds Released Early from Feds To Help With COVID-19 Costs
The Gas Tax Fund is coming early this year. The fund, allocated from the federal government, is distributed to 3,600 municipalities annually and totals over $2.2 billion. In Alberta, funding is distri...
Jun 01, 2020
Registration Open For Summer School, Majority of Course Being Held Online
Registration is now open for summer school. The Fort McMurray Public School Division is hosting this year for the FMPSD and Fort McMurray Catholic School District, with all classes being held online. ...
Jun 01, 2020
Two New Cases of COVID-19 in RMWB, No Deaths in Province
Two new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray. According to the province's Sunday update, there are 18 new cases across the province – raising the total to 7,010. Four cases are acti...
May 31, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in RMWB, Province Allowing Anyone To Get Tested
No new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer, announced on Friday 22 new cases across the province – raising the total to 6,...
May 29, 2020
Some Other Solutions Seeing Numbers Double From Pandemic and Flood, Trouble Finding Funds For Programs
Some Other Solutions is seeing a big spike in demand for their services from the pandemic and flood. Over the past couple of months, they’ve noticed a rise in the number of calls to their organi...
May 29, 2020
Landfill Returning To Normal Hours, More Items Being Accepted
The Fort McMurray Regional Landfill is returning to normal operating hours next week. Starting on Monday, it will be open from 8:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The public drop-off scale will also be open daily ...
May 29, 2020
Deadline Approaching For Province’s Emergency Flood Evacuation Payment
You’re running out of time to apply for the province’s emergency flood evacuation payment. The GoA announced the program at the beginning of May to help those impacted by the flood. The de...
May 29, 2020
