Category Archives: News-CFVR
Willow Lake Métis Nation make historic land purchase
Willow Lake Mtis Nation (WLMN) celebrated a large milestone on Friday, June 3 after acquiring 205 acres of land in Anzac to help provide their citizens with food, power and cultural security. Sohkastw...
Jun 07, 2022
Two separate single-vehicle collisions reported south of Fort McMurray on Sunday
Two unrelated vehicle collisions were reported Sunday south of Fort McMurray along Hwy. 63. At around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, a semi-truck carrying liquid sulfur went off the road near KM marker 164 sout...
Jun 06, 2022
St. Paul woman missing and believed to be in Fort McMurray
A young St. Paul woman is missing and RCMP believe she may be in Fort McMurray. 27-year-old Sydney-faye Wahsatnow was reported missing on June 1 to St. Paul police. She is described as having brown ha...
Jun 06, 2022
Busy year for Local HERO
Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo's emergency helicopter service Local HERO has been having a busy year. Andrea Montgomery Spring, Executive Director of Local HERO stated they've been busier this year to dat...
Jun 03, 2022
Enhancing the community’s relationship with the RCMP
Residents looking to enhance the communication between the people of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo and the RCMP now have the chance. The Community Advisory Committee is looking for members of the public ...
Jun 03, 2022
RMWB’s 10th annual Home Fire Safety Program has begun
This year marks the 10th annual Home Fire Safety Program put on by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Two areas of Thickwood in Fort McMurray are eligible to receive free smoke and carbon mono...
Jun 02, 2022
Update: Fort McMurray & Lac La Biche Forest Area under a Fire Advisory.
Due to current and forecasted weather, the Fort McMurray & Lac La Biche Forest Area is now at a very high wildfire danger level and is under a Fire Advisory. Any burning without a valid fire permi...
Jun 02, 2022
Multi-vehicle collision closes Hwy. 63 near Fort McKay on Wednesday
Hwy. 63 south of Fort McKay was closed for multiple hours by RCMP Wednesday afternoon following a multi-vehicle collision. Around 2:35 p.m. police responded to a two-vehicle collision between a cube v...
Jun 02, 2022
Flair Airlines no longer at risk of losing operating license
Many residents in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo have been jumping at the opportunity to once again be able to travel abroad with air travel restrictions being increasingly lifted. Fort McMurray Internati...
Jun 01, 2022
RMWB installing new Pride crosswalk
Wood Buffalo continues in its efforts to be inclusive and welcoming to everyone that joins the community, and to celebrate this Pride Month, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) will be wo...
Jun 01, 2022
