Category Archives: News-CFVR
RMWB Launches 2026 Construction Season With Major Infrastructure and Community Upgrades
Construction season is officially underway across the region as the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo rolls out a slate of major infrastructure and community projects for 2026. Officials say this ...
May 20, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
RMWB Spray Parks Opening Across Region as Warm Weather Arrives
With warmer weather finally arriving in the region, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is helping residents stay cool this summer as spray parks begin opening across the community. Most spray p...
May 20, 2026 A photo of the spray pad at J. Howard Pew Park in Fort McMurray.
Wood Buffalo RCMP Arrest Two After Shots Fired Incident Near Chipewyan Prairie First Nation
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Wood Buffalo say two people are facing charges following a shots fired investigation south of Fort McMurray early Saturday morning. Police responded to multiple 9-1-1 ...
May 20, 2026
Fort McMurray Chamber AGM Set to Hear From Federal Minister on Wildfire Anniversary and Recovery Funding
The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Annual General Meeting and luncheon today at SMS Equipment Place. This year's AGM will include remarks from federal Minister Eleanor Olszewski, who...
May 20, 2026
Fort McMurray Grade 2 student receives prestigious provincial Indigenous student award
FORT McMURRAY - A Grade 2 student from Fort McMurray has been recognized among Alberta's top Indigenous student leaders after receiving a provincial award celebrating cultural pride, leadership and pe...
May 19, 2026 Vardy receives award. FMPSD supplied media
Fort McMurray youth charged after alleged stunt driving at Syncrude Athletic Park
FORT McMURRAY - A 16-year-old Fort McMurray driver is facing charges after RCMP say officers caught the youth performing donuts in a pickup truck near a sports field in the Timberlea area. Wood Buffal...
May 19, 2026 RCMP vehicle, Wikimedia Commons, CC License
Canadian unions vow to fight Alberta health-care privatization efforts
WINNIPEG - Canada's largest labour organization is warning it is prepared to fight efforts to expand private health care delivery in Alberta, with delegates at the Canadian Labour Congress convention ...
May 19, 2026 vilevi / Depositphotos.com
Fly YMM lost and surrendered items sale raises funds for Autism Society
FORT McMURRAY - Hundreds of bargain hunters turned out at Fort McMurray International Airport this week as YMM's popular Lost and Surrendered Items Sale returned, raising thousands of dollars for loca...
May 19, 2026 Airport Charity surrendered items sale
Alberta opens applications for more than $16 million in Indigenous-led community funding
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is opening applications for more than $16 million in grants supporting Indigenous-led community projects focused on safety, culture, economic development and language r...
May 19, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
Alberta and Ottawa unveil agreement to advance new west coast oil pipeline
CALGARY - Alberta and Ottawa have finalized a sweeping new energy and climate agreement aimed at accelerating construction of a major new oil pipeline to Canada's west coast, a move both governments s...
May 18, 2026 vladymyrb / Depositphotos.com
