Category Archives: News-CFVR
Feds Providing Funds To Help Fort Chipewyan, Remote Communities Relying on Aviation Industry For Supplies
Fort Chipewyan is one of several remote areas across Canada receiving support to ensure essential items continue to be flown into the community. The federal government announced a new funding program ...
Aug 07, 2020
One New COVID-19 Case in Rural Areas, 134 Across Alberta
One new case of COVID-19 is being discovered in the rural areas. The province announced on Friday 134 new cases across Alberta. This raises the provincial total to 11,430 with 1,125 currently active. ...
Aug 07, 2020
Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake Adds 1,300 Jobs in July
Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake is seeing an increase in jobs for the first time in six months. That’s according to Statistics Canada’s monthly report released on Friday which notes the region adde...
Aug 07, 2020
Regional Committee Asking Residents To Share Experiences of Racism
People who’ve experienced racism across the RMWB are being asked to speak out. The Regional Advisory Committee on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality is holding a series of conversation cafes, th...
Aug 07, 2020
CNRL Lose $310M in Second Quarter, Claims To Be in ‘Strong Position’
Canadian Natural Resources is claiming to be in a ‘strong position’ despite losing millions of dollars in the second quarter of 2020. The oil company gave its quarterly update on Thursday ...
Aug 06, 2020
CNRL Lose $310M in Second Quarter, Claims To Be in ‘Strong Position’
Canadian Natural Resources is claiming to be in a ‘strong position’ despite losing millions of dollars in the second quarter of 2020. The oil company gave its quarterly update on Thursday ...
Aug 06, 2020
One New COVID-19 Case in Fort McMurray, 56 New Cases Across Province
One new case of COVID-19 is being discovered in Fort McMurray. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Thursday 56 new cases across the province. This raises t...
Aug 06, 2020
Four Residents Charged After Multiple Drug Seizures
Four Fort McMurray residents are being charged after two drug seizures in Parsons Creek and Timberlea. On July 30, the Wood Buffalo Drug Section executed search warrants on homes on Dakin Drive and Ba...
Aug 06, 2020
Wood Buffalo Food Bank Numbers Continuing To Rise
Many people across the RMWB continue to use the Wood Buffalo Food Bank. That’s according to Dan Edwards, Executive Director of the WBFB, who says from August 2018 to July 2019, 16,389 individual...
Aug 06, 2020
Six New COVID-19 Cases in RMWB
Wood Buffalo is seeing six more cases of COVID-19 over the past 24-hours. The province announced on Wednesday 94 new cases of the virus. This raises the provincial total to 11,240 with 1,146 currently...
Aug 05, 2020
