Category Archives: News-CFVR
Winter Maintenance Zones 3 & 4 Active
Winter maintenance subzones are going to be in place in Fort McMurray this week. Subzones 3 and 4 will be active from Monday to Friday and on-street parking restrictions will be in effect. Subzones 1 ...
Jan 23, 2023
Alberta Affordability Action Plan scam making the rounds around the province
The Better Business Bureau is warning Albertans of a new Affordability Payment text scam making the rounds. Scammers are sending out SMS messages impersonating the Government of Alberta and inviting p...
Jan 19, 2023
Alberta’s Affordability Action Plan goes live today
Applications for the Alberta Affordability Action Plan are opening today (January 18) at 9 a.m. The plan is offering affordability payments of $600 over six months. The plan offers $100 monthly paymen...
Jan 18, 2023
Mayor Bowman strongly disagrees with Provincial Government EMS Dispatch review
The Alberta Government is aiming to reduce ambulance wait times and streamline EMS response by implementing a series of changes recommended by the Alberta Emergency Medical Services Provincial Advisor...
Jan 17, 2023
Northern Light Regional Health Centre expanding hours for kidney dialysis
Alberta Health Services is expanding access to kidney dialysis at the Northern Lights Hospital. Beginning January 2, hours of operation for the hemodialysis unit at the hospital have increased, allowi...
Jan 16, 2023
Winter Maintenance Zones 1 & 2 active this week
Winter maintenance subzones are going to be in place in Fort McMurray this week. Subzones 1 and 2 will be active from Monday to Friday and on-street parking restrictions will be in effect. Subzones 3 ...
Jan 16, 2023
RMWB increases load limits for La Loche and Fort Chipewyan Winter Roads
The RMWB is announcing an increase to the load limits on the La Loche and Fort Chipewyan Winter Roads. Vehicles up to 27,500 kg are now permitted to travel on the routes. Vehicles heavier than the pos...
Jan 16, 2023
RCMP investigating fatal house fire in RMWB
A fatal housefire in the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation claimed one life on Thursday. Wood Buffalo RCMP received a report of a residential fire in the community, just outside of Janvier, early Thursda...
Jan 12, 2023
Local refugee family marks six months in Fort McMurray
It is 322 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since that time, around 100 refugees now call Fort McMurray home. Among them, is the Bandurko - Kazantseva family, who arrived in Fort McMurray six months ...
Jan 12, 2023
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival starting tonight in Fort McMurray
The Banff Mountain Film Festival's World Tour is here in Fort McMurray. Hosted by the Wood Buffalo Regional Library, the festival is an action-packed visual extravaganza that has been delighting viewe...
Jan 11, 2023
