Category Archives: News-CFVR
2020 Fort McMurray Marathon Canceled Over COVID-19
The 2020 Fort McMurray Marathon is being canceled. The organizing committee announced on Thursday they’re scraping the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, they note the safety of...
Jul 24, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases in Wood Buffalo, Active Cases in Province More Than Doubled Over Past Two Weeks
There are no new cases of COVID-19 popping up in the rural areas. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Thursday 114 new cases across the province. This rais...
Jul 23, 2020
Potential Buyouts In Flood Prone Areas Voluntary, Expropriation May Be Introduced As Last Resort
Property owners in flood-prone areas won’t have to accept a buyout, but they may be expropriated if they don’t. That’s according to Matthew Hough, the RMWB Deputy Chief Administrativ...
Jul 23, 2020
Fort McMurray Youth Arrested in Grande Prairie After Drugs, Firearms Seized
A Fort McMurray youth is facing several drug and firearm-related charges after being arrested in Grande Prairie. On July 18, Grande Prairie RCMP executed search warrants on four properties, two vehicl...
Jul 23, 2020
Flair Airlines Starting New Routes To Vancouver and Toronto From Fort McMurray Intl Airport
You can once again fly directly to Vancouver from Fort McMurray. Flair Airlines announced on Thursday 40 new routes across the country including four leaving and landing at the Fort McMurray Internati...
Jul 23, 2020
Two Dead Following Single Vehicle Collision Involving Moose
Two people have died after a single-vehicle collision outside of Janvier. Wood Buffalo RCMP were called to Highway 881 around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday after reports of a vehicle colliding with a moose. ...
Jul 23, 2020
One More COVID-19 Case in Rural Areas, No Changes in Fort McMurray
One more person has contracted COVID-19 in the rural areas. The province announced on Wednesday 133 new cases across Alberta. This raises the provincial total to 9,861 with 1,251 active cases. The new...
Jul 22, 2020
Lost Lives on Highway 63 Remembered Through Annual Memorial Ride
Hundreds of lives lost on Highway 63 were remembered last week through an annual memorial ride. For the ninth year in a row, several vehicles took to the road on July 17 with a flag containing the nam...
Jul 22, 2020
Keyano Receiving $3.2M From Province To Help With Repairs After Flood
Keyano College is receiving funds from the province to help fix up their facilities. The government of Alberta announced on Wednesday they’re providing $3.2 million to help the post-secondary sc...
Jul 22, 2020
Province Moving Forward With In-School Education in September
Schools will be returning to in-class teaching this September. The provincial government announced on Tuesday plans to have schools re-open while keeping staff and students safe. Some of the measures ...
Jul 21, 2020
