Category Archives: News-CFVR

Tobacco Packaging Examples. -Health Canada supplied media The Government of Alberta is announcing a new Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy during National Non-smoking Week. The government says more...

Heart of Wood Buffalo Awards -Supplied media Nominations are now open for FuseSocial's Heart of Wood Buffalo Awards. The awards honor the achievements of leaders, philanthropists, volunteers, and orga...

Elderly hands. Creative Commons image via https://www.pexels.com/ A new study predicts the number of Canadians living with dementia will nearly double by the year 2050. The report, titled "The Many Fa...

Tim Reid at Fort McMurray TEDx 2013. Image via J. Tupper The Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is undergoing a significant leadership change after removing Tim Reid as their President and C...

WMZ The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is activating Winter Maintenance Zones 1 and 2 for the week of January 22 - 26. This year's snow came late, but our winter maintenance crews are still on ...

Starting Friday, January 19 at 5:00 PM, the load limit for the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road will increase to 27,500 kilograms. Vehicles heavier than the 27,500 kg limit will have to wait until the road ...

The Fort McMurray Oil Barons have a new General Manager. Joey Bouchard will join the existing coaching staff for the remainder of the season, including interim Head Coach Carter Duffin, who took over ...

More than 1,200 impaired drivers were pulled from the roads in Alberta in 2023 by the Sheriff Highway Patrol.  This brings the total of impaired drivers caught by the Sheriffs to nearly 4,000 sin...

CO2-powered Glock replica air pistol found at the scene. RCMP Supplied photo There is new information from Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) on an RCMP-involved shooting that sent a sus...

Flag of Nunavut, Wikimedia Commons. CC License. Canada is making the largest land transfer in the nation's history as the territory of Nunavut takes another stride toward self-determination. On Januar...