Category Archives: News-CFVR
A Look At The Numbers In The RMWB’s 30 Active COVID-19 Workplace Outbreaks
There are currently 30 active COVID-19 workplace outbreaks in the RMWB. The majority of these situations continue to be found in the oilsands as Suncor, Syncrude, and CNRL continue to deal with cases ...
May 27, 2021
RMWB’s Active Total Of COVID Cases Dropping To Nearly 750
Fort McMurray's active total of COVID-19 cases is continuing to decrease. The province announced on Thursday 513 new cases over the past 24-hours. There are currently 10,017 active cases across Albert...
May 27, 2021
Spring Food Drive Coming to Residences Across Fort McMurray
The Wood Buffalo Food Bank will be hosting their Spring Food Drive after all. While it’s usually held in April; the COVID-19 pandemic has changed up the plans. This year, the drive will come to ...
May 27, 2021
Local Grade 12 Student Awarded Prestigious National Scholarship
A grade 12 student at Westwood is being awarded a prestigious scholarship. Seventeen-year-old Saptarshi Bhattacherya is one of just a handful of students from across the country being awarded the $100...
May 26, 2021
RMWB’s Active COVID Case Total Drops Below 900, Vaccination Numbers Slowly Increasing
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is seeing another big drop. The province announced on Wednesday 390 new cases over the past 24-hours. There are currently 10,953 active cases acros...
May 26, 2021
Suncor Aiming To Reach Zero-Emissions By 2050
Suncor Energy is aiming to hit zero emissions by 2050. The oil company provided an update on its reduction plan on Wednesday highlighting what they need to do to hit this goal. This includes growing i...
May 26, 2021
Province Introducing Plans To Remove Restrictions, Multiple Starting Next Week
The government of Alberta is sharing its plan to return to a sense of normalcy away from COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney announced the ‘open for summer’ timeline on Wednesday which highligh...
May 26, 2021
Council Advocating For Capped Fees On Third-Party Delivering Apps
Wood Buffalo council is advocating to have a 15 per cent cap put on all fees for all third-party delivery apps. They met virtually on Tuesday where they unanimously approved a motion from Councillor V...
May 25, 2021
Active Community Volunteer Running For Ward One Council Seat
A long-time community volunteer is looking to be elected to Wood Buffalo council. Funke Banjoko is the fourth person to officially announce their intention to run for one of six Ward One council seats...
May 25, 2021
Active COVID Cases In RMWB Drops Under 1,000
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is continuing to drop. The province announced on Tuesday 387 new cases over the past 24-hours. There are currently 12,078 active cases across Alber...
May 25, 2021
