Category Archives: News-CFVR
Council bringing in Integrity Commissioner regarding comments made during meeting
Wood Buffalo Council have called on the Integrity Commissioner to investigate comments that were made by a councillor during a live streamed budget meeting on Feb. 3. Council held a special meeting on...
Feb 04, 2022
‘Hattie Pattie Finds a Home’: Proceeds from local book going towards SPCA
A local health care worker and her dog will soon be adding author to their resumes. Hattie Pattie and her owner Jennifer Knuth, who’s a Registered Nurse at the Northern Lights Regional Health Ce...
Feb 04, 2022
ATC and Mayor request Dogar resign over racial comments
The Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) as well as Mayor Sandy Bowman are calling for Ward 1 Councillor Shafiq Dogar to resign after racial comments were made during Thursday’s live streamed budget m...
Feb 03, 2022
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Fort McMurray
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Thursday morning in Fort McMurray at a crosswalk walk at Confederation Way and Carteret Dr. Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to the collision, where the pedestrian h...
Feb 03, 2022
Local boy with Cerebral Palsy makes great strides as Oil Barons flag bearer
When Joshua Fitzpatrick was 10 months old he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, born missing part of his brain, and doctors said there’s a chance he might not walk or talk. Fast forward to today...
Feb 03, 2022
Drug-trafficking investigation in Fort McMurray leads to multiple charges
A warrant was executed and several people arrested in the Timberlea area of Fort McMurray following a drug trafficking investigation. The investigation was led by the Wood Buffalo Drug Section alongsi...
Feb 02, 2022
Two people injured in Fort McMurray stabbing
A 47-year-old Fort McMurray man was stabbed over the weekend in the Beacon Hill area. Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a 911 call on Saturday after an altercation occurred between two men which led to t...
Feb 01, 2022
Local woman reported missing
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating 54-year-old Linda Vermillion. She was last seen on Sunday in the downtown area of Fort McMurray and was reported missing that same ...
Jan 31, 2022
Hundreds in Fort McMurray show support for “Freedom Convoy”
Fort McMurray residents came out in full force on Saturday in solidarity with the nationwide "Freedom Convoy" that is currently protesting in Ottawa. The convoy was initially created to oppose the fed...
Jan 29, 2022
Local man facing murder charges in the death of Sherri Lynn Flett
The body that was found by Alberta RCMP Major Crimes on Monday has been confirmed as 43-year-old Sherri Lynn Flett. Sherri Lynn Flett was last seen on Jan. 12. Major Crimes is continuing to investigat...
Jan 28, 2022
