Category Archives: News-CFVR
UPDATE: Six COVID-19 Cases Linked To Four FMCSD Schools, Outbreaks Declared At St. Gabriel and Holy Trinity
Four Fort McMurray schools are dealing with COVID-19. An outbreak has been declared at St. Gabriel School and Holy Trinity as two cases are being discovered at each school, while Elsie Yanik School an...
Harvard Media Sep 20, 2020
Council Decides Next Steps in Six Flood-Prone Areas Over Four Day Discussion
Next steps have been decided for the six flood-prone areas. Wood Buffalo council met over the past four days where they decided future steps for downtown, Longboat Landing, Waterways, Draper, Ptarmiga...
Harvard Media Sep 18, 2020
Eight New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, Four Additional Recoveries
Eight new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Thursday 107 new cases across the province. This raises the prov...
Harvard Media Sep 18, 2020
Fort McMurray Student Named Finalist in Worldwide Science Competition
A worldwide science competition is naming a Fort McMurray student as one of the top finalists. Maryam Tsegaye, a grade 12 student at cole McTavish, is one of 30 teens in the running for the 2020 Break...
Harvard Media Sep 18, 2020
Council Chooses Continuing Flood Mitigation Over Buyouts in Waterways
Buyouts won’t be offered to Waterways property owners at this time. Wood Buffalo council voted in favour on Thursday to finish creating the berm in the neighbourhood by October 2022. Councillor ...
Harvard Media Sep 17, 2020
Six New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, Eight Additional Recoveries
Six new cases of COVID-19 are being discovered in Wood Buffalo. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Thursday 146 new cases across the province. This raises...
Harvard Media Sep 17, 2020
HERO Foundation, Local Paramedics Save Man in Northern Saskatchewan
A Saskatchewan man is alive after a late-night rescue by the Local HERO Foundation and two Fort McMurray paramedics. On Wednesday, HERO was contacted by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton...
Harvard Media Sep 17, 2020
Arts Council Looking To Turn Old Movie Theatre Into Arts Incubator
The old downtown movie theatre may soon have a new owner. Arts Council Wood Buffalo is conducting a survey to determine whether the public wants to turn the building into an arts incubator. This space...
Harvard Media Sep 16, 2020
Estimated 5,000-Year-Old Bison Skull Found At Syncrude
An estimated 5,000-year-old bison skull is being found near Syncrude’s Aurora Site. Back in July, an employee was walking down a new access road that was being built for the site when he saw ...
Harvard Media Sep 16, 2020
Five COVID-19 Recoveries in Fort McMurray, One Additional Case
Fort McMurray is seeing a slight drop in the number of active COVID-19 cases. The province announced on Wednesday 171 new cases across Alberta, one of which was in the community. This raises the provi...
Harvard Media Sep 16, 2020