Category Archives: News-CFVR
Kenney Urging Albertans To Avoid Indoor Gatherings Over Long Weekend, Fort McMurray’s Active Total Rises To 164
Premier Jason Kenney is asking all Albertans to avoid indoor social gatherings over the Easter long weekend. He provided a COVID-19 update on Thursday highlighting the risk get togethers can pose on t...
Apr 01, 2021
March Mullets Campaign Raises Over $26K For Mental Health Supports
The Canadian Mental Health Association of Wood Buffalo is getting a big help financially thanks to a group of people donning a mullet. The annual March Mullets campaign was able to raise over $26,000 ...
Apr 01, 2021
Transit Seeing Changes For Easter Weekend, Curbside Pickup Remaining The Same
A few changes are being made to transit services to account for Easter weekend. Routes 11, 12, 15, 16, and 99 will be the only ones in operation for Good Friday. Easter Sunday will operate with the re...
Apr 01, 2021
Three Arrested For Alleged Drug Trafficking In Conklin
Three individuals are being charged for alleged drug trafficking in Conklin. Wood Buffalo RCMP conducted an investigation in March after receiving information about potential trafficking in the rural ...
Apr 01, 2021
RMWB Installing Over 60 Multilingual Indigenous Stop Signs in Fort McKay, Anzac, Conklin, & Janvier
The RMWB is acknowledging National Indigenous Languages Day by working with communities to advance reconciliation. Over 60 multilingual Indigenous stop signs are being installed in Fort McKay, Anzac, ...
Mar 31, 2021
Fort McMurray Hits 140 Active COVID-19 Cases
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is still rising. The province announced on Wednesday 871 new cases over the past 24 hours across Alberta. There are currently 8,350 active cases ac...
Mar 31, 2021
Keyano Setting Up Tiger Dam To Protect Against Potential Flooding This Year, Looking At Long-Term Solutions After Unable To Get Insurance
Keyano College is planning to use a tiger dam to protect their buildings from any potential flooding coming from river breakup. The post-secondary school experienced around $55 million in damages from...
Mar 31, 2021
Local Daycare Experiencing 26 COVID-19 Cases, Outbreak Declared
A COVID-19 outbreak is being declared at a local daycare. Twenty-six cases have been linked to Children First: Eagle Ridge Nest with the organization unsure how the virus entered the building. All par...
Mar 30, 2021
Fort McMurray Adds 21 New COVID-19 Cases, Three Recoveries
The active total of COVID-19 cases is continuing to rise in Fort McMurray. The province announced on Tuesday 576 new cases over the past 24 hours across Alberta. There are currently 7,975 active cases...
Mar 30, 2021
Applications Now Being Accepted For Backyard Hen Pilot Project
You can now apply to participate in the backyard hen program. Wood Buffalo council met last week where they approved a pilot project after Councillor Verna Murphy brought forward the idea last year. T...
Mar 30, 2021
