Category Archives: News-CFVR
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
Fort McMurray Transmission Line Project Wins International Award
A state-of-the-art energy infrastructure project in Fort McMurray is receiving an international award. ATCO’s Fort McMurray West 500-kV transmission line is one of two projects being chosen as t...
Sep 14, 2020
RMWB Pleads Guilty In 2017 Accidental Release of Chlorine Gas
The RMWB is pleading guilty for an incident at their water treatment plant which caused a release of chlorine gas. The province had charged the municipality after an accidental mixing of sodium hypoch...
Sep 11, 2020
Eight New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, Nine Additional Recoveries
Eight new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Friday 110 new cases across the province. This raises the ...
Sep 11, 2020
Two New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, 9 Recoveries
Two new cases of COVID-19 are being discovered in Fort McMurray over the past 24 hours. The province announced on Thursday 113 new cases across the province. This raises the provincial total to 15,304...
Sep 10, 2020
United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo Launch Local Love Campaign
United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo’s Local Love Campaign is back for its third year. The campaign launched this morning with a virtual video outlining what the charity does in our region ...
Sep 10, 2020
Fort McMurray Sees Five New COVID-19 Cases, Nine Additional Recoveries
Five new cases of COVID-19 are being discovered in Fort Mcmurray over the past 24 hours. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Wednesday 98 new cases across the pr...
Sep 09, 2020
MacDonald Island Closes Leisure Centre
A case of COVID-19 has been identified at MacDonald Island Park through contact tracing. As a result, the Suncor Community Leisure Centre will be closed for thorough cleaning and sanitizing. The Leisu...
Sep 09, 2020
