Category Archives: News-CFVR
Suncor Energy Highlighting Success Of Wildlife Bridges To Celebrate Earth Day
Suncor Energy’s wildlife bridges at Firebag are already proving to be a big success. The oil company released an update on the initiative on Thursday as a way to celebrate Earth Day. According t...
Apr 22, 2021
Two Men Arrested And Charged Over Downtown Altercation
Wood Buffalo RCMP are charging two individuals after they were involved in an altercation downtown. On April 9, around 7:45 p.m., the Mounties received a 911 call about a potential stabbing near Frank...
Apr 22, 2021
GoA Looking To Bring In Paid, Job-Protected Leave For COVID-19 Vaccinations
The province is planning to introduce legislation aimed at providing paid leave to get the COVID-19 vaccine. They’re looking to update the Employment Standards Code to ensure working Albertans c...
Apr 21, 2021
Community Foundation Opening Application Process For Annual Grant Program
Social profits are getting a chance to receive some extra financial support. The Wood Buffalo Community Foundation is accepting applications for their annual grant program which has already provided o...
Apr 21, 2021
Province Launching New Online System To Help People During Evacuation
The provincial government is launching a new online system to help people during an evacuation. The MyAlberta Emergency Registration System is being created as a safer and easier way to register with ...
Apr 21, 2021
A Look At The Numbers In The RMWB’s 16 Active COVID-19 Outbreaks
There are 16 COVID-19 outbreaks in the RMWB representing hundreds of active cases. The majority of these situations find themselves in the oilsands as Suncor, Syncrude, and CNRL are all dealing with h...
Apr 20, 2021
Fort McMurray Adds 56 New COVID-19 Cases, 45 Recoveries
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is seeing another slight rise. The province announced on Tuesday 1,345 new cases in the province over the past 24 hours. There are currently 18,481...
Apr 20, 2021
Alberta Seeing Big Rise In Child Sexual Exploitation Cases
ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit is warning parents about the high number of sexual exploitation cases involving children. Over the past 12 months, they’ve had to deal with over 2,100 re...
Apr 20, 2021
Keyano Receives $25K Grant To Support Mental Health Services
Keyano College is getting a $25,000 grant to help support mental health services. The post-secondary school announced on Monday they’re receiving the funds from the Bell Let's Talk initiative. &...
Apr 19, 2021
Fourth Person Dies From COVID-19 In Fort McMurray, 84 New Cases Over Past 24 Hours
COVID-19 is claiming the life of another individual in Fort McMurray. The province announced on Monday there were three additional deaths from the virus across Alberta – one of which lived in th...
Apr 19, 2021
