Category Archives: News
Local HERO Foundation M*A*S*H Bash raises $150,000
The Local HERO Foundation is thanking residents for their support following the weekend's successful M*A*S*H Bash. Over $150,000 was raised this weekend for our region's only 24/7 emergency helicopter...
May 08, 2024
Fort McMurray Wildfire book wins prestigious prize
A book about the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire is taking home the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Penned by Vancouver author, John Vaillant, "Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast" is ...
May 08, 2024
Arrest made in Chipewyan Prairie First Nation shooting
Wood Buffalo RCMP made an arrest in a shooting that took place on the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation. Officers responded to the scene just after midnight Wednesday morning after a complaint of a man s...
May 08, 2024
Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism announces new Board
Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (WBEDT) has a new board of directors. Mayor Sandy Bowman, Municipal Councilors Keith McGrath and Stu Wiggle, along with RMWB's CAO Henry Hunter, assumed g...
May 07, 2024
Federal government reverses course on public drug use
Public use of hard drugs will once again be illegal in British Columbia. On Tuesday, Federal Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks approved B.C.'s request to re-criminalize the public use ...
May 07, 2024
Province increases supports for families of wildland firefighters
Alberta is adding Wildland firefighters to the list of responders eligible for the Alberta Heros' Fund. Since 2020, the Alberta Heros' Fund has provided $100,000 to the families of first responders wh...
May 07, 2024
Anzac Recreation Centre to celebrate 10th anniversary
The Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo (RRC) and CNOOC are hosting a Family Fun Day in Anzac. The event is set for May 25th to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Anzac...
May 06, 2024
Alberta emissions down according to federal report
Canada's recently released Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report indicates a decrease in emissions in Alberta, despite a rise in energy production. Covering the 2022 year, the report reveals that per-barrel...
May 06, 2024
Charges laid in Fort Chipewyan shooting
Charges have been laid after the shooting that took place last week near the Fort Chipewyan airport. Two suspects were arrested in connection to the incident on Friday, but one was released without ch...
May 06, 2024
RCMP investigating two weekend thefts at Fort McMurray liquor stores
Wood Buffalo RCMP is investigating two robberies at Ace Liquor locations in Fort McMurray. In the first instance, officers responded just before 7:00 Saturday night to the Thickwood location, wh...
May 06, 2024
