Category Archives: News-CFVR
GRAND OPENING OF NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY IN RMWB
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is celebrating the grand opening of the eye-catching new Public Works Operations facility, located just off Highway 63 near the bridge. The event will take pl...
May 11, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
WILDFIRE DANGER RISING IN NORTHEAST ALBERTA
Wildfire danger is climbing across northeast Alberta heading into the weekend. Conditions are very dry in the Fort McMurray Forest Area, where the risk is now rated very high, and extreme in the Lac L...
May 08, 2025 toa55 / Depositphotos.com
POWERSCHOOL CYBER INCIDENT UPDATE AFFECTS FMPSD
Parents with the Fort McMurray Public School Division are being updated on the ongoing cybersecurity incident with PowerSchool. A threat actor is reportedly attempting to extort data from the December...
May 08, 2025 maxkabakov / Depositphotos.com
SUNCOR UNVEILS THE LARGEST MINING HYDRAULIC SHOVEL ON THE MARKET
Suncor and SMS Equipment are excited to unveil the latest addition to their fleet at the Fort Hills oil sands site: the Komatsu PC9000, the largest mining hydraulic shovel on the market. Last week, a ...
May 08, 2025 Photo from Suncor Facebook Page
HISTORIC ELECTION: AMERICAN CHICAGO-BORN POPE LEO XIV
In a historic first, Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Born in Chicago, Prevost becomes the first American to lead t...
May 08, 2025 Photo from Vatican website
LINE PAINTING BEGINS THIS WEEKEND IN FORT MCMURRAY REGION
Line painting begins this weekend across the Fort McMurray region, with work happening in both urban and rural areas through early June, weather permitting. Most painting will take place overnight, bu...
May 08, 2025 ggggg8101@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Police charge five in Edmonton's largest-ever cocaine seizure
Charges laid in $3M Edmonton cocaine bust, ALERT says EDMONTON - Police have laid charges against five people in connection with a record-setting cocaine seizure in Edmonton last year. ALERT Edmonton,...
May 08, 2025 Five Edmonton residents charged after $3M cocaine seizure in Lewis Estates
Brown Bags Out: Fort McMurray Yard Waste Collection Starts May 13
Weekly yard waste collection resumes May 13 in Fort McMurray FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Residents in Fort McMurray can begin setting out their yard waste next week as the Regional Municipality of Wood Buf...
May 07, 2025
Suncor Achieves Record-Setting First-Quarter Production and Strong Earnings
Suncor posts strong first-quarter earnings and record production results CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. is reporting strong financial and operational performance in the first quarter of 2025, highlighte...
May 07, 2025 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
Fire Ban in Effect as Fort McMurray Faces 'Very High' Wildfire Danger; Lightning in Forecast
Very High Wildfire Hazard, Fire Restrictions in Place for Fort McMurray Forest Area FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - The wildfire danger level in the Fort McMurray Forest Area is listed as very high, with Alber...
May 07, 2025 igorartmd / Depositphotos.com
