Category Archives: News-CFVR
AJHL Pauses Regular Season, Oil Barons Highlight Team Measures Against COVID-19
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is pausing the 2020/21 regular season. The Board of Governors announced the stop in play late Wednesday night due to the new measures brought in by the provincial gove...
Nov 26, 2020
New Stop Signs in Traditional Indigenous Language Installed in Fort Chipewyan
Fort Chipewyan is getting some new traffic signs. Stop signs in the hamlet now say stop in three different languages, Cree, Dnesulin, and English. “As a Municipality, we're committed to advancin...
Nov 26, 2020
Imperial Oil Cutting 200 Jobs From Workforce
Imperial Oil is set to cut 200 jobs from its workforce. The oil company announced the planned reduction on Wednesday after assessing their financial situation over the past several months. Back in Mar...
Nov 26, 2020
Over 200 Active COVID-19 Cases in RMWB, Fort McMurray Adds 34 New Cases Over Past 24 Hours
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is continuing to rise. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Wednesday 1,265 new cases across Alberta. This ra...
Nov 25, 2020
RMWB Advocating For Project At CNRL’s Horizon Site Expected To Create Thousands of Jobs and Cut Emissions
An Alberta-based company is close to starting a pilot project at an oilsands site which would help reduce carbon footprints. Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they heard a presentation from Ti...
Nov 25, 2020
RMWB Advocating For Project At CNRL’s Horizon Site Expected To Create Thousands of Jobs and Cut Emissions
An Alberta-based company is close to starting a pilot project at an oilsands site which would help reduce carbon footprints. Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they heard a presentation from Ti...
Nov 25, 2020
Province Announces New COVID-19 Measures, Issues State of Public Health Emergency
The provincial government is introducing new measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney announced on Tuesday several mandatory regulations while declaring the province is once ...
Nov 24, 2020
Province’s ‘Historic’ Deficit Shrinks By $2.8B in Last Quarter
The province’s deficit is shrinking by nearly $3 billion. That’s according to the provincial government which gave its latest quarterly update on Tuesday. Back in August, the GoA forecaste...
Nov 24, 2020
Province’s ‘Historic’ Deficit Shrinks By $2.8B in Last Quarter
The province’s deficit is shrinking by nearly $3 billion. That’s according to the provincial government which gave its latest quarterly update on Tuesday. Back in August, the GoA forecaste...
Nov 24, 2020
Registration Filled For Santa Claus Parade, RMWB Not Committing To Adding Capacity At This Time
Registration for the annual Santa Claus Parade has filled up in less than a day. The RMWB started accepting bookings Monday afternoon and has already provided 1,271 vehicle tickets and 90 transit tick...
Nov 24, 2020
