Category Archives: News-CFVR
Alberta lifting remaining COVID health restrictions today
The province is taking the final steps to ease public health measures as Alberta moves past COVID-19. Effective June 14, 11:59 p.m., Alberta moved into step 3 which includes lifting mandatory masking ...
Jun 15, 2022
Lightning caused wildfire being held outside Anzac
Alberta Wildfire stated in an email to Mix News that there are no threats to surrounding communities as they work to put out a wildfire in the Lac La Biche Forest Area. Wildfire LWF-099 is seven kilom...
Jun 14, 2022
High-speed internet coming to rural residents of Wood Buffalo
Rural areas throughout Wood Buffalo are set to get connected to high-speed internet following a $21 million investment between the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) and TELUS. According to ...
Jun 09, 2022
Police respond to vehicle collision involving municipal bus and cyclist
Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in the Timberlea area involving a municipal bus and a cyclist. Police responded to the call at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Wednesd...
Jun 09, 2022
18U Baseball Canada National Championship coming back to Fort McMurray in August
From August 18-21, 2022, Shell Place and Ross Hennigar Baseball Park will be home to 10 teams across Canada competing for a national championship. Baseball Canada has partnered with the Regional Recre...
Jun 09, 2022
“Back Home Again” having its Fort McMurray premiere later this month
The animated film Back Home Again is the story of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo residents returning home after the devastating 2016 wildfire and while it has been slowly circulating through select venues...
Jun 08, 2022
54-year-old man who drove professionals around Fort Chipewyan accused of sexual assault
A 54-year-old man who had been hired to drive professionals around Fort Chipewyan while they visited or were working was arrested on May 28 after allegations of sexual assault. The accuser, who previo...
Jun 08, 2022
WBRL offering additional technology to take home
Wood Buffalo Regional Library (WBRL) continues to be more than just books, they're now allowing WBRL cardholders a chance to take home various technology devices such as laptops through their Tech to ...
Jun 08, 2022
Fort McMurray involved in massive drug investigation by Saskatchewan RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP has made massive drug seizures following a nearly two-year investigation that led them all the way to Fort McMurray. In Oct. 2020 the Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Serious and Organized ...
Jun 07, 2022
UPDATE! RCMP locate missing 43-year-old woman
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help finding a missing 43-year-old woman. Karen Bigstone was last seen on May 31 in Fort McMurray. RCMP describes Bigstone as 5'2", 150 lbs with brown hai...
Jun 07, 2022
