Category Archives: News-CFVR
Fort McMurray Sees No New COVID-19 Cases For First Time in Over a Month
Fort McMurray is seeing no new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time in over a month. The province announced on Tuesday 150 new cases across Alberta, none of which were in Wood Buf...
Sep 22, 2020
Salvation Army Secures New Clothing Donation Site
You can once again drop off your clothing donations with the Salvation Army. The Suncor Energy Foundation is donating $40,000 to the organization to help them open a drop off-site at the old AMP build...
Sep 22, 2020
Deadline Approaching For Deferred Property Tax Payments
Deferred property taxes will soon have to be paid. The RMWB is reminding residents and businesses who took advantage of the pushback that late penalties will be added on to the payment if it’s n...
Sep 21, 2020
RMWB Asking Province And Feds To Help Cover Around $160M Needed For Finishing Flood Mitigation Work
The RMWB will be reaching out to the federal and provincial governments for funds to help with flood mitigation. Wood Buffalo council ended their five-day meeting marathon flood meeting on Monday task...
Sep 21, 2020
Ten New COVID-19 Cases Being Discovered in Wood Buffalo, 14 Additional Recoveries
Nine new COVID-19 cases are being discovered in Fort McMurray over the weekend. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Monday 358 new cases across the provinc...
Sep 21, 2020
UPDATE: Six COVID-19 Cases Linked To Four FMCSD Schools, Outbreaks Declared At St. Gabriel and Holy Trinity
Four Fort McMurray schools are dealing with COVID-19. An outbreak has been declared at St. Gabriel School and Holy Trinity as two cases are being discovered at each school, while Elsie Yanik School an...
Sep 20, 2020
Council Decides Next Steps in Six Flood-Prone Areas Over Four Day Discussion
Next steps have been decided for the six flood-prone areas. Wood Buffalo council met over the past four days where they decided future steps for downtown, Longboat Landing, Waterways, Draper, Ptarmiga...
Sep 18, 2020
Eight New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, Four 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 Thursday 107 new cases across the province. This raises the prov...
Sep 18, 2020
Fort McMurray Student Named Finalist in Worldwide Science Competition
A worldwide science competition is naming a Fort McMurray student as one of the top finalists. Maryam Tsegaye, a grade 12 student at cole McTavish, is one of 30 teens in the running for the 2020 Break...
Sep 18, 2020
Council Chooses Continuing Flood Mitigation Over Buyouts in Waterways
Buyouts won’t be offered to Waterways property owners at this time. Wood Buffalo council voted in favour on Thursday to finish creating the berm in the neighbourhood by October 2022. Councillor ...
Sep 17, 2020
