Category Archives: News-CFVR
Flood Impacted Residents Showing Interest in Buyouts and Remaining in Neighbourhoods
To stay or leave? That’s the question many residents in Draper, Ptarmigan Court, and Waterways continue to contemplate. Over the past two days, around 100 residents in the flood-prone areas gave...
Aug 12, 2020
Rona Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
An employee at Fort McMurray’s Rona has tested positive for COVID-19. In an email sent to Mix News, Rona’s parent company Lowe’s Canada says they received confirmation on August 10 t...
Aug 12, 2020
Legion Looking For Buyout in Waterways, Land Swap To Parsons Creek
The Fort McMurray Legion is looking to move out of Waterways and potentially into Parsons Creek. They’re currently in discussion with the RMWB about a potential buyout and with the government of...
Aug 11, 2020
Three More COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, One Additional Recovery
Three more cases of COVID-19 are popping up in the RMWB. The province announced on Tuesday 85 new cases across Alberta. This raises the provincial total to 11,772 with 1,004 currently active. Two of t...
Aug 11, 2020
Former NAIT Student From Fort McMurray Recognized For Food Security Project
A former NAIT student from Fort McMurray is gaining provincial recognition for a project aimed at growing fruits and vegetables in an efficient and safe way. Noah Neiman and his partner Sebastian Poto...
Aug 11, 2020
Canada Post Asking Dog Owners To Keep Pets Away From Employees
You’re being asked to keep your dogs away from Canada Post Employees. The delivery company says they’re worried about workers potentially being bitten or owners having to ignore physical d...
Aug 11, 2020
Two New COVID-19 Cases in Fort McMurray, One in Rural Areas
Three new cases of COVID-19 are being discovered in Wood Buffalo over the past 72-hours. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Monday 257 new cases in Albert...
Aug 10, 2020
Bus Schedules Returning To Normal At End Of August
Bus schedules will be returning to normal at the end of the month. Transit Services is resuming its regular schedules, with some updates, on August 28 after operating under their weekend schedules for...
Aug 10, 2020
Local 12-Year-Old Girl Remembered One Year After Tragic Death
A 12-year-old Fort McMurray girl is being remembered one year after her tragic death. Mandla Youaleu-Mbomback passed away on August 10, 2019, after being involved in a car accident while traveling wit...
Aug 10, 2020
Buyouts For All Properties in Longboat Landing Expected To Cost Around $100M
The cost to buy out all properties in Longboat Landing is around $100 million. That’s according to the RMWB who released a technical evaluation of the neighbourhood after residents asked to be c...
Aug 10, 2020
