Category Archives: News-CFVR
Municipality takes steps to deter bike theft
The Municipality of Wood Buffalo has partnered up with Bike Index, a non-profit online bicycle registry, to help residents retrieve their missing bikes. Bike Index attempts to deter bike theft and hel...
Aug 10, 2022
Approximately $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques from the CRA
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that they have approximately $1.4 billion in cheques that have gone uncashed over the years and will begin notifying taxpayers. Every year the CRA issues fina...
Aug 09, 2022
Four Volt Hockey players from Fort McMurray heading to World Cup in Sweden
Four young residents from Fort McMurray will be traveling to Sweden next month to take part in World Cup Volt Hockey. It’s an accessibility sport that pits three against three in a hockey-style ...
Aug 08, 2022
Giants making franchise history
Fort McMurray Giants are making history tonight in Sylvan Lake in their first playoff appearance in franchise history. They secured their spot on August 3 after defeating the Edmonton Prospects 5-4. T...
Aug 08, 2022
Charges laid in alleged home improvement scams
After receiving multiple complaints from the public, Wood Buffalo RCMP has charged local contractor Donnie Whitty for allegedly defrauding customers. Police say that Whitty communicated with individua...
Aug 05, 2022
Edmonton man charged with robbery with a firearm near Gregoire Lake Provincial Park
A 41-year-old man from Edmonton was arrested near the Gregoire Lake Provincial Park on Tuesday after RCMP received reports of shots being fired. Police say that a verbal interaction occurred between t...
Aug 04, 2022
Snye Point closed during annual dredging
The municipality has begun its annual dredging of the Snye to keep the water clear and usable by boats and watercraft. Excavators will be clearing sediment that has been deposited by the current of th...
Aug 03, 2022
Police make arrest after shelter in place issued in Abasand subdivision
Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to calls of a male with a firearm in the Abasand subdivision early Tuesday morning. Officers arrived at the location at roughly 2:15 a.m. where the individual isolated hims...
Aug 02, 2022
Missing Fort McMurray man has been located
Update- Donnie Whitty has been located. Wood Buffalo RCMP is looking for public assistance in locating a Fort McMurray man that was reported missing on Sunday. Donnie Whitty was last seen in Fo...
Aug 02, 2022
Photo radar locations released for month of August
Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) or photo radar locations have been released for the month. According to the RMWB, ATE vehicles will be located near these locations the week of August 1, 2022: High...
Aug 02, 2022
