Category Archives: News-CFVR
Northern Lights Health Foundation names new Executive Director
Northern Lights Regional Health Centre // Steph Seidel - Harvard Media The Northern Lights Hospital Foundation (NLHF) is undergoing a leadership change as Cindy Amerongen, outgoing Executive Director,...
Aug 29, 2023
AHS Indigenous support line marks successful first year
Melissa Health Link // photo via AHS Alberta Health's Indigenous Support Line continues to receive calls following its successful launch last summer. AHS introduced a toll-free support line for Indige...
Aug 28, 2023
Fire growing closer to Fort Fitzgerald and Fort Smith
Fires burning in the northern most portion of the RMWB and Northwest Territories are continuing to pose a challenge. Now called the Wood Buffalo Complex, fire MNZ003 is just over 432,000 hectares in s...
Aug 15, 2023
Keyano College offering continued assistance to Ukrainian refugees
Keyano College is continuing its support for people who have fled from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Keyano is extending their tuition reduction for refugees coming to the region under the Canada U...
Aug 14, 2023
Timberlea Public School welcomes new Principal
Timberlea Public School will not only be welcoming some new students this year, but they'll be also welcoming a new principal. Fort McMurray Public School Division is announcing Nazia Hiscock is takin...
Aug 14, 2023
New surgical capacity for hip and knee patients in the RMWB
A new surgical program is set to open at the Northern Lights Health Centre. With the recent recruitment of two new orthopedic surgeons, patients in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo will now enjoy improved a...
Aug 14, 2023
RMWB issue evacuation order for Fort Fitzgerald
A State of Local Emergency has been declared by the RMWB for the Fort Fitzgerald area due to a wildfire currently over 400,000 hectares in size. The fire began in Wood Buffalo National Park where it w...
Aug 14, 2023
Black smoke in Timberlea caused by house fire
A black cloud of smoke filled the sky early Friday afternoon and the cause has been determined to be a single-family house fire. A spokesperson for the RMWB says Regional Emergency Services (RES) rece...
Aug 11, 2023
Suspicious vehicle call leads to drug charges in Fort McMurray
A phone call to police about a suspicious vehicle has led to drug trafficking charges. On Wednesday evening (August 9) a concerned citizen phoned the police to report a suspicious vehicle near the 970...
Aug 11, 2023
RCMP seeking assistance locating two missing persons
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help in locating two missing persons, who may be together. David Young, a 45-year-old male from Fort McMurray was last seen on July 23rd. He is 6'1" and 165 pound...
Aug 10, 2023
