Category Archives: News-CFVR
Lack of Provincial Funding Forcing Closure of Marshall House
The Marshall House Emergency Homeless Shelter will be closing its doors early next year. Wood Buffalo Housing announced on Friday the building will stop serving clients on January 31 due to a lack of ...
Nov 01, 2019
Fort Chipewyan School Receiving Funding From Province For Modernization
The school in Fort Chipewyan is receiving funds from the province to help modernize the facility. The Government of Alberta announced on Friday the new school projects receiving funding from the 2019-...
Nov 01, 2019
Report: Mayor Scott Used Physical Force Against Councillor McGrath
A report by the RMWB’s Integrity Commissioner is concluding Mayor Don Scott used physical force against a Councillor at previous in-camera meeting. On June 25, Wood Buffalo council, a lawyer adv...
Nov 01, 2019
Provincial Minister of Finance Discussing Budget in Fort McMurray
The provincial Minister of Finance is making stop in Fort McMurray next week. Travis Toews is being invited by the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce to come up and speak about the United Conservative ...
Nov 01, 2019
Wildfire Season Ends, 80 Fires in Fort McMurray Forest Area
It's the first day of November which means Alberta's wildfire season is now over. Over the last eight months, there were 80 fires in the Fort McMurray Forest Area that burned 50,588 hectares. Last yea...
Nov 01, 2019
RCMP Looking For Missing 53-Year-Old Woman
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help finding a missing 53-year-old woman. Carrie Wheeler was last seen on October 29 in the downtown area of Fort McMurray. She’s described as Caucasian, 5&...
Oct 31, 2019
Poppy Campaign Underway Across Wood Buffalo
The 2019 Poppy Campaign is underway. The campaign starts on the last Friday of October and runs until Remembrance Day on November 11. President of the Fort McMurray Legion Pat Duggan tells Mix News th...
Oct 31, 2019
Suncor Posts Net Earnings of $1B in Third Quarter of 2019
Suncor Energy is seeing a nice profit in the third quarter of 2019. The Calgary-based company released their latest results on Wednesday highlighting net earnings of of just over $1 billion from July ...
Oct 31, 2019
Trans Mountain Hires 2,200 Workers For Pipeline Project
The hiring process for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is well underway. Trans Mountain announced on social media that as of September 30, they’ve hired around 2,200 workers to hel...
Oct 31, 2019
Fort McMurray Writer Pens Book Detailing Journey To North Korea
A local author is sharing his story about his trip to North Korea. Stephen Harris is a Travel Journalist who’s been to nearly half the world’s countries and in 2017, decided to document hi...
Oct 30, 2019
