Category Archives: News-CFVR
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...
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 ...
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...
Sep 16, 2020
Three Local Firefighters Heading To Oregon To Help Combat Wildfires
Three Fort McMurray firefighters are heading to the United States to help battle the increasing number of wildfires. They are among a team of 45 individuals with Alberta Wildfire who’re travelin...
Sep 15, 2020
Final Decision on Mandatory Mask Measure in RMWB Expected in October
A possible mandatory mask bylaw won’t be enforced for at least another month. Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they discussed implementing the potential measure after a recent rise in C...
Sep 15, 2020
Seven New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, Eight Additional Recoveries
Seven new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray. The province announced on Tuesday 124 new cases across Alberta. This raises the provincial total to 15,957 with 1,491 currently active. The...
Sep 15, 2020
Casman Centre Changes Name To Centerfire Place
The Fort McMurray Oil Barons will no longer play their home games at the Casman Centre. The team will continue to play on the same ice, however, the building is changing its name to Centerfire Place. ...
Sep 15, 2020
Service Restored in Pipeline Near Airport After Leak, Remediation Work Continues in Area
Service is being restored to a pipeline after it leaked near the Fort McMurray International Airport. Inter Pipeline detected an ‘incident’ in one of their systems on August 29 which cause...
Sep 14, 2020
UPDATE: Syncrude and Suncor Add New COVID-19 Cases, Both Support Mandatory Mask Measure
Five new cases of COVID-19 are being linked to the outbreak declared at Syncrude. Company Spokesperson Will Gibson tells Mix News 28 employees and contractors have contracted the virus. Thirteen have ...
Sep 14, 2020
Fourteen New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, 17 Additional Recoveries
Thirteen more cases of COVID-19 are being discovered in Fort McMurray over the weekend Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced 418 new cases across the province i...
Sep 14, 2020
