Category Archives: News-CFVR
Region Seeing Decrease in Jobs Month Over Month
The region is seeing a big drop in jobs month-over-month. According to Statistics Canada's latest labour force survey, Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake lost around 1,200 jobs in September. The construction sect...
Oct 11, 2019
Syncrude, Suncor Raising Funds For United Way With Hockey Game
You can watch hockey all while supporting a good cause. The Suncor Blades will be taking on the Syncrude Bison in the President’s Cup Hockey Challenge looking for bragging rights. The proceeds r...
Oct 11, 2019
Winter Maintenance Zone Program Starting Back Up
Winter Maintenance Zone season is back for another winter. WMZ’s are monitored by the municipality from October 15 to April 15. Depending on the amount of snow we receive zones will either be ac...
Oct 11, 2019
Four FMPSD Students Named To Province’s Youth Advisory Council
Four students in the Fort McMurray Public School Division are being named to the Education Minister's Youth Advisory Council. Seham Ahmed, Aditya Ayri, Priyank Dave, and Fareedah Sadek are among the 4...
Oct 10, 2019
Conklin Residents Expressing Concerns Over Landfill at Appeal Hearing
Conklin residents are in Fort McMurray expressing their displeasure with a proposed industrial landfill. The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board is meeting on Thursday and Friday as Secure Energy...
Oct 10, 2019
Scott: Next Federal Government Needs To Do More For RMWB
Whoever becomes the next federal government can expect a call early on from the RMWB. Mayor Don Scott is hoping to see the next government become a champion for Wood Buffalo. This includes becoming be...
Oct 10, 2019
Province’s ‘War Room’ Promoting Oilsands Changes Name, Operational By End of Year
The Government of Alberta is one step closer to getting their ‘war room’ up and running. Energy Minister Sonya Savage announced on Wednesday they’ve started the process of creating t...
Oct 10, 2019
Opponents Condemn Recent Acts Of Vandalism At Liberal Campaign Office
A pair of Fort McMurray-Cold Lake candidates are condemning the recent hateful rhetoric directed at the Liberal party’s Maggie Farrington. Last week, Farrington arrived at her downtown campaign ...
Oct 09, 2019
Free Transit Being Provided For Voters On Election Day
The RMWB is providing free transit for voters on election night. The free ridership will be in effect on all routes for the entire day – not just during polling hours. "For many residents, munic...
Oct 09, 2019
RMWB To Conduct Municipal Census For 2020
The RMWB is planning another municipal census for 2020. Following a census that was conducted last year – the municipality found that the population in the region had declined by 10.67 per cent....
Oct 09, 2019
