Category Archives: News-CFVR
Eleven Wildfires in Fort McMurray Forest Area Started By Human Activity
Over two-thirds of the wildfires in the Fort McMurray Forest Area this year have been human caused. Since March 1, the start of the wildfire season, there have been 15 fires that have burned 189 hecta...
Jul 06, 2020
RCMP Name Third Individual Arrested Alongside Two Wood Buffalo Residents
Alberta RCMP are naming a third individual arrested alongside two Wood Buffalo residents. On June 22, multiple police groups executed a warrant on a property in Lamont County, northeast of Edmonton. T...
Jul 06, 2020
Two New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, One Case Removed in RMWB
Two more people have contracted COVID-19 in Fort McMurray. The province announced on Friday 57 new cases across the province - raising the total to 8,259. The new cases in Fort McMurray put the active...
Jul 03, 2020
Ground Broken on Keystone Pipeline in Alberta
Construction on the Keystone Pipeline has started in Alberta. Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday work in the province is expected to create around 2000 jobs. “After many years of stringent en...
Jul 03, 2020
Fort McMurray Sees No Fentanyl-Related Deaths in First Quarter of 2020
Fort McMurray is the only major community in Alberta to not see a fentanyl-related death in the first three months of 2020. The provincial government released the first quarter opioid report in June w...
Jul 03, 2020
Five New COVID-19 Cases In Wood Buffalo, Seven Additional Recoveries Over Past 48 Hours
Five new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in the RMWB over the past 48-hours. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Tuesday 94 new cases across the province - rais...
Jul 02, 2020
Some Other Solutions Receives $150K Provincial Grant
Some Other Solutions is receiving $150,000 from the provincial government. The non-profit was approved earlier this week for a Mental Health and Addiction COVID-19 Community Funding grant. SOS has bee...
Jul 02, 2020
RMWB Re-Opening Cashier Office in Timberlea
The RMWB is re-opening the cashier office at Timberlea Landing. Municipal bills can once again be paid in-person from Monday to Friday. As a COVID-19 measure, the office will only accept credit and de...
Jul 02, 2020
Canada’s Economy Hit Hard in April
April was one of, if not the worst, months for Canada’s economy. According to Statistics Canada, the GDP dropped by 11.6 per cent. This after taking a 7.5 percent hit in March. April was the fir...
Jul 02, 2020
Canada’s Economy Hit Hard in April
April was one of, if not the worst, months for Canada’s economy. According to Statistics Canada, the GDP dropped by 11.6 per cent. This after taking a 7.5 percent hit in March. April was the fir...
Jul 02, 2020
