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Over 1,200 Properties Damaged, Grocery Stores Prepared For Higher Customer Volumes
Over 1,200 properties are believed to have been impacted by the flood. Mayor Don Scott and Scott Davis, Director of Emergency Management, provided an update on Wednesday highlighting the extent of dam...
Apr 29, 2020
Keyano Projecting Flood Damage To Multiple Buildings on Campus
Keyano College is looking at possible damage of multiple buildings from the flood. The post-secondary school announced on Wednesday drone footage of the campus shows floodwater has likely impacted sec...
Apr 29, 2020
Certain COVID-19 Measures Slightly Relaxed for People Working on Flood
Measures against COVID-19 are being slightly relaxed for people helping with the flood. The province announced on Tuesday that staff and volunteers don’t have to stay two metres from each other ...
Apr 29, 2020
RMWB Starting Recovery Efforts in Taiga Nova Eco-Industrial Park
Regional Emergency Services are working on clearing the water from Taiga Nova Eco-Industrial Park. Crews from the municipality and Syncrude are working to mobilize industrial-sized portable fire pumps...
Apr 28, 2020
Nearly 13,000 People Evacuate From Flooding
Nearly 13,000 people are being forced from their homes due to flooding. The RMWB answered questions from residents and provided an update on Tuesday. Over 6,000 of the evacuees have been to one of the...
Apr 28, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, New Models Suggesting Province is Lowering Virus’s Peak
There are no additional cases of COVID-19 in the RMWB. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Tuesday 154 new cases across the province – raising the to...
Apr 28, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, New Models Suggesting Province is Lowering Virus’s Peak
There are no additional cases of COVID-19 in the RMWB. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Tuesday 154 new cases across the province – raising the to...
Apr 28, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, New Models Suggesting Province is Lowering Virus’s Peak
There are no additional cases of COVID-19 in the RMWB. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Tuesday 154 new cases across the province – raising the to...
Apr 28, 2020
Province Confident in Capability of Dealing With Flood, No Immediate Call For Military Support
No request is being made at this time to have the military help with the flood. Jason Nixon, Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks, announced on Tuesday the province and the municipality a...
Apr 28, 2020
Wood Buffalo Food Bank Finds A Temporary New Home
The Wood Buffalo Food Bank has found a temporary space to act as a hamper packing centre. While the WBFB is currently waiting for final approval in terms of food and safety policies, they are remindin...
Apr 28, 2020
