Category Archives: News-CFVR
Outdoor winter carnival coming to RMWB to celebrate upcoming Arctic Winter Games
The Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) Host Society is hosting an outdoor winter carnival. Coming up on one-year-out from the AWG, the main winter carnival will take place at Vista Ridge on F...
Jan 26, 2022
Human remains found in Fort McMurray
The Alberta Major Crimes Unit confirmed in a press release on Tuesday that human remains were found in Fort McMurray on Monday. Police have said that they believe the death to be suspicious and that a...
Jan 25, 2022
Suspect charged following break and enter into downtown business
The Wood Buffalo RCMPs investigation into a recent break and enter to a downtown business has led to charges. Police responded to an alarm call on Saturday at 1:04 a.m. to a business that had its fron...
Jan 25, 2022
Fatal motor vehicle accident east of the airport
There was fatal motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 69 over the weekend that took the life of a 16-year-old Fort McMurray girl. Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a call at 4:17 p.m. on Saturday to a three-ve...
Jan 24, 2022
Public transit in Fort McMurray made easier with new live-tracking on Google Maps
Residents using public transit in Fort McMurray will now have it much easier when tracking bus times, possible delays, and finding bus locations. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have just an...
Jan 24, 2022
Premier says he’s hopeful COVID restriction will end soon
During Thursdays COVID 19 update, Health Minister Jason Copping announced that Alberta has reached the highest number of people in hospital with COVID ever. Despite this information, Premier Jason Ken...
Jan 20, 2022
New student registrations open for FMPSD
New student registration for the 2022-2023 school year is now open. All sixteen schools within the Fort McMurray Public School Division are ready to welcome new students including their two alternativ...
Jan 20, 2022
GoFundMe started for Fort McMurray man
Early morning on Wednesday a young Fort McMurray man collapsed while working at the Petro Canada along Gregoire Drive. Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to the call of an adult male in distress and alongsid...
Jan 20, 2022
Freezing rain warning in the Wood Buffalo area
An area of freezing rain located over North Central Alberta this morning will be moving eastward across the province throughout the day today. The freezing rain warning is in effect for areas around L...
Jan 20, 2022
‘Betty White Challenge’ brings in over $10,000 for FMSPCA
In what is usually a slow month for donations, the Fort McMurray SPCA (FMSPCA) saw a huge uptick in monetary donations thanks to the ‘Betty White Challenge.’ To honour Betty White's 100th ...
Jan 20, 2022
