Author Archives: Harvard Media
Play Picks - Kierstyn's Weekly Movie/ TV Show Recommendation: Parks and Recreation
Let's chat about tv shows or movies you've been loving! The weekend is coming up quickly so it's good to have a little watch list of things. The big one I finally got through is Parks and Rec! I made ...
Harvard Media May 09, 2024
RCMP to improve service with new unit
The Wood Buffalo RCMP is introducing a new initiative to enhance public service. The RCMP Call-Back Unit (CBU) is part of a six-month pilot project to help free up more frontline officers to work with...
Harvard Media May 08, 2024
Local HERO Foundation M*A*S*H Bash raises $150,000
The Local HERO Foundation is thanking residents for their support following the weekend's successful M*A*S*H Bash. Over $150,000 was raised this weekend for our region's only 24/7 emergency helicopter...
Harvard Media May 08, 2024
Fort McMurray Wildfire book wins prestigious prize
A book about the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire is taking home the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Penned by Vancouver author, John Vaillant, "Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast" is ...
Harvard Media May 08, 2024
Calgarians Get To Live Our Dream!
Get ready to laugh (or maybe shed a tear) because an Alberta city is about to make your plastic bag dreams come true! Yes, you read it right. Calgary is backpedaling on its single-use item bylaw, whic...
Harvard Media May 08, 2024
Arrest made in Chipewyan Prairie First Nation shooting
Wood Buffalo RCMP made an arrest in a shooting that took place on the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation. Officers responded to the scene just after midnight Wednesday morning after a complaint of a man s...
Harvard Media May 08, 2024
Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism announces new Board
Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (WBEDT) has a new board of directors. Mayor Sandy Bowman, Municipal Councilors Keith McGrath and Stu Wiggle, along with RMWB's CAO Henry Hunter, assumed g...
Harvard Media May 07, 2024
Federal government reverses course on public drug use
Public use of hard drugs will once again be illegal in British Columbia. On Tuesday, Federal Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks approved B.C.'s request to re-criminalize the public use ...
Harvard Media May 07, 2024
Province increases supports for families of wildland firefighters
Alberta is adding Wildland firefighters to the list of responders eligible for the Alberta Heros' Fund. Since 2020, the Alberta Heros' Fund has provided $100,000 to the families of first responders wh...
Harvard Media May 07, 2024
Anzac Recreation Centre to celebrate 10th anniversary
The Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo (RRC) and CNOOC are hosting a Family Fun Day in Anzac. The event is set for May 25th to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Anzac...
Harvard Media May 06, 2024








