Author Archives: Harvard Media
FireSmart Interpretive Trail opens in Thickwood
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has officially opened the FireSmart Interpretive Trail. The pathway showcases FireSmart practices in construction and landscaping, including interpreti...
Harvard Media Jul 16, 2024
Surviving the Heatwave: Slurpees, Ice Cream, and $500 Air Conditioners
You know what's great about the sweltering heat? The kind that makes it impossible to sleep, leaves you with no energy, and forces you to sit in front of a fan all day? I don't actually know, I was ho...
Harvard Media Jul 16, 2024
Just A Tip, Maybe We Don't Need To Tip
We've always known it, but a little extra vindication never hurts-Canadians are generous, possibly to a fault. We're tied for first in the world when it comes to tipping. On average, we tip anywhere f...
Harvard Media Jul 15, 2024

Vehicle crashes into liquor store on Real Martin Drive
Police and Fire personnel are responding to an incident on Real Martin Drive in Wood Buffalo. At approximately 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2024, RCMP and Regional Emergency Services were on the scen...
Harvard Media Jul 14, 2024

Wildfires Continue to Grow
Updated July 12 2024 - 7:30pm The large cluster of fires near the Firebag River, known collectively as the Cattail Complex and managed under MCX002, remains a critical concern. Triggered by lightning ...
Harvard Media Jul 12, 2024
Breaking Records in Alberta! Just Not Good Ones...
Maybe it's time someone calls Guinness, because we're breaking records this week! Just a day after Fort Chipewyan set a new record for their hottest day ever, with Fort McMurray only a degree or two b...
Harvard Media Jul 12, 2024
Smoke Plume Visible South of Fort McMurray
Alberta Wildfire Confirms Algar Fire Complex Origin Update: 9:20 p.m. July 11, 2024 Fire MWF-069, the largest fire within the Algar Wildfire Complex, has grown to 9,000 hectares in size; approximately...
Harvard Media Jul 11, 2024

Renowned Indigenous artist Alex Janvier passes away
One of Canada's greatest painters, who had many ties to the Fort McMurray area, has passed away. Alex Janvier's death was announced at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly in Mo...
Harvard Media Jul 11, 2024
Hey Alexa! You're too CUTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgs1pZXwo4o Meet Alexa! She's perfect! Such a sweet little lady!! 3 month old Lab-Mix waiting for her forever home at the SPCA!
Harvard Media Jul 10, 2024

Ukrainian community rallies after Russia attacks children's hospital
Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo's Ukrainian community is calling on the world to take action after a deadly bombing this week in Kyiv. On Monday, missiles rained down on a children's hospital in the capita...
Harvard Media Jul 09, 2024








