Category Archives: News-CFVR
Unattended candle blamed for Timberlea house fire
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Regional Emergency Services (RES) have determined the cause of a house fire on Pebble Lane earlier this week. An unattended candle in an upstairs bedroom is believed to have sparke...
Oct 15, 2025 Pebble Lane house fire, RMWB supplied image
Alberta leads the country in GDP, jobs, and population growth heading into 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta's economy is showing renewed strength, with job numbers and population growth signalling that the famed "Alberta Advantage" is alive and well. Statistics Canada reports the province...
Oct 15, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
Candle Suspected in Timberlea House Fire That Destroyed Home
(Fort McMurray - Updated at 2pm) - An unattended candle in a bedroom is the suspected cause of a late afternoon fire that gutted a Timberlea home yesterday. Shortly after 5 p.m., Fort McMurray firefig...
Oct 15, 2025
Red Cross launches incentive program to help Fort McMurray prepare for future wildfires
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Residents of Fort McMurray who registered with the Canadian Red Cross during the 2016 wildfire are now eligible for financial assistance to help reduce the risk of future wildfire...
Oct 15, 2025 Canadian Red Cross. Web image
Parent payment portal opens for Alberta families during teacher strike
EDMONTON- Alberta families affected by the ongoing teacher strike can now apply for financial assistance through a new government program aimed at helping cover extra child care and learning costs. Th...
Oct 15, 2025
Fort McMurray's night sky to sparkle with rare visit from Comet Lemmon
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Stargazers in Fort McMurray are in for a treat this month as Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) makes a rare and vivid appearance in Alberta's northern skies. The comet, easily recognizable ...
Oct 15, 2025 Comet Neowise by Richard Covey, Edmonton Alberta. Used with permission.
RMWB releases preliminary data ahead of 2025 municipal election
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has released preliminary data from the 2025 municipal election, outlining key figures and comparisons with the 2021 vote. This year's elec...
Oct 15, 2025
Alberta NDP calls on UCP government to settle historic teachers' strike
EDMONTON- The Alberta NDP is calling on the provincial government to bring an end to what has become the largest teachers' strike in Alberta's history. About 51,000 teachers are off the job, and more ...
Oct 14, 2025 Amanda Chapman speaking in the AB Legislature, image via assembly.ab.ca
Development opportunity open in downtown Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has opened a Request for Proposals for a 0.54-acre parcel of land in the heart of downtown Fort McMurray. The property sits at the corner ...
Oct 14, 2025 jasonwoodhead23, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Every Vote by Hand: RMWB Prepares for Massive Election Rollout
With less than a week to go before voter's head to the polls in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, election staff are in the final stages of training for what's said to be one of the mo...
Oct 14, 2025
