Category Archives: News-CFVR
Catholic School District, Public Division Feeling Optimistic After First Month Back at School
The first month of schools being reopened has come and gone and the Fort McMurray Catholic School District and Public School Division are feeling optimistic despite multiple cases popping up. The FMCS...
Oct 07, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, Nine Additional Recoveries
No new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Wood Buffalo over the past 24 hours. The province announced on Wednesday 143 new cases across the province. The new provincial cases raise the total to 19,35...
Oct 07, 2020
RMWB Starting One-On-One Sessions With Property Owners in Waterways, Draper, Ptarmigan Court
One-on-one engagement sessions are starting this week for property owners in three of the flood-prone areas. Municipal staff will look to speak with residents with homes or businesses under 250.9 metr...
Oct 07, 2020
Northern Lights Health Foundation Moving Forward With Annual Festival Of Trees
The annual ‘Festival of Trees’ will still be happening this year, however, it will look a little different. The event is the biggest fundraiser for the Northern Lights Health Foundation, h...
Oct 07, 2020
Feds Aiming To Ban Plastic Bags Across Canada by End of 2021
Plastic bags could soon be banned across the entire country. Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced on Wednesday the next steps in their plan to achieve ...
Oct 07, 2020
Seven Additional COVID-19 Recoveries in Fort McMurray, Active Total Now Under 40 Cases
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Fort McMurray is continuing to drop. The province announced on Tuesday 276 new cases across the province. The new provincial cases raise the total to 19,211 w...
Oct 06, 2020
Arctic Winter Games Unveil Official Mascot
The search is over the 2022 Wood Buffalo Arctic Winter Games mascot. The Host Society introduced Nitotem the Lynx on Tuesday after going through over 40 different options during the mascot design cont...
Oct 06, 2020
Region’s First Child & Youth Advocacy Centre Opening Later This Month
The region’s first child and youth advocacy centre is set to open its doors later this month. The facility, which Waypoints will run, will be a safe space for children who've experienced differe...
Oct 06, 2020
Region’s First Child & Youth Advocacy Centre Opening Later This Month
The region’s first child and youth advocacy centre is set to open its doors later this month. The facility, which Waypoints will run, will be a safe space for children who've experienced differe...
Oct 06, 2020
YMCA of Northern Alberta Reopening Downtown Child Care Centre
Families in need of child care can once again receive support from the YMCA of Northern Alberta. After being closed since mid-March, the organization is reopening the ‘NewAlta Child Care’ ...
Oct 05, 2020
