Category Archives: News-CFVR
Four New COVID-19 Cases in Rural Areas, Additional One in Fort McMurray
Five new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in the RMWB. The province announced on Thursday 49 new cases across Alberta – putting the provincial total at 7,579. Four of the local cases are in the ...
Jun 18, 2020
RMWB Opening Up Registration For Heavy Item Pickup
Registration is set to open for the RMWB’s heavy item pickup program. Households can have up to four items removed by placing them at their curb. This includes couches, loveseats, mattresses, tr...
Jun 18, 2020
Homes Sold, Average Price Down Year-Over-Year
The number of homes sold in May is seeing a drop year-over-year. That’s according to the Fort McMurray REALTORS monthly report which notes 40 single-family detached homes were sold at an average...
Jun 18, 2020
Oil Sands Discovery Centre Among Historic Sites Reopening
The Oil Sands Discovery Centre is returning to the list of things to do this summer. The province announced on Thursday five historic sites reopening on June 20. The sites closed back in March when th...
Jun 18, 2020
Province Considering Fair Deal Panel Recommendations on Equalization Referendum, Alberta Police Service
The provincial government will potentially hold a referendum on equalization next year. This was one of 25 recommendations from Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel which were made public on Wednesday. The...
Jun 17, 2020
Landmark Cinemas Set To Reopen in Fort McMurray
Landmark Cinemas is set to open its Fort McMurray location next week. The movie theatre, along with two in Edmonton and three in Calgary, will once again welcome customers on June 26 after being close...
Jun 17, 2020
Fort McMurray Man Sentenced To 2.5 Years, Time Served For Role in 2018 Homicide
A Fort McMurray man is being sentenced for ‘time served’ for his role in a 2018 homicide. Bernard Corrigan was handed a two and a half year sentence on Wednesday for being the getaway driv...
Jun 17, 2020
Four New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, Additional Recovery in Fort McMurray
Four more people in Wood Buffalo have contracted COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Wednesday 48 new cases across the province – raising t...
Jun 17, 2020
Local Hockey Player Named To National World Junior Development Camp
Hockey Canada is inviting a Fort McMurray born hockey player to their National Junior Team Summer Development Camp. Goaltender Sebastian Cossa is one of five netminders who will take part in the virtu...
Jun 17, 2020
RCMP Release Details of Thickwood Break and Enter Suspect
Wood Buffalo RCMP are releasing more details about a man suspected of several break and enters in Thickwood. In the morning of June 6, the Mounties received calls that an individual had tried to enter...
Jun 16, 2020
